‚Longform‘

''Longform', 'Longread' – these are dedicated pages on the net which, to the urgency of short messages, oppose long, selected texts. And as Rem Koolhaas stated in "Bigness and the Problem of Large" sheer size can already be a program in itself. Long research papers, some of them known as Dissertations, often seem like a literary genre in their own right: they are somehow unknown, difficult, but also holding a particular reward. Their accomplishment is associated with an enormous amount of work. Its anticipated result is a paper that is serious, readable and comprehensible – no easy task. Difficulties arise not only in connection to methodological problems in the narrow sense, but also in relation to the structure of the paper and the organization of a workflow, which is a method in its own right. These are some of the aspects that will be covered in the seminar. The course  provides the opportunity to apply different scientific methods in practice. We will focus on various research methods and their application in relation to a particular problem.

The course is primarily addressed to doctoral candidates. It also open to graduate students.

Note: the focus will be on practicing exercises, therefore the length of the appointments might vary (in accordance with the participants).

Practical excercises in:

    -    finding a research question
    -    finding the appropriate method for a particular problem
    -    applying that method in a short research thesis
    -    organizing a workflow
    -    organizing a (long) text and (short) passages
    -    presentation and defense


Start: 14. March, 6 pm. The subsequent dates and times will be determined on this date.

At the ATTP-library (3rd floor) or Seminarraum Architekturtheorie
(other appointments are possible)