This course includes active participation in the so-called Thesis Fenster (Doctorate Thesis Fenster and Master Thesis Fenster). All ongoing thesis projects which are currently carried out at the Interdisciplinary Center for Urban Culture and Public Space (Research Unit E280-09) will be discussed here (working languages are German, English and Spanish). In addition to the content-relevant aspects of urban research (current phenomena of urban development, public spaces, urban and everyday culture, wider issues in urban studies, etc.), we jointly explore other research issues such as research design, questions, barriers and ethics. Participants will be supported in the creation of work plans. We jointly discuss the setting up of concrete milestones along individual thesis projects. We turn the "huge" thesis project into "tiny little pieces" which can be elaborated and finalised.
**Please always check in this course's TISS and TUWEL rooms for updates as regards dates, rooms and contents shortly before the course units starts*
Unit 1 Thesis Fenster KickOff 05.10.2023, 09:00 bis 10:30, Research Design (Master/PhD) and Clustering of Themes and Topics
Unit 2 Urban Studies Intro 05.10.2023, 11:00 bis 12:30, Contents and Clustering (PhD/Master)
Unit 3: Thesis Fenster 12.10.2023, 09:00 bis 10:30, Creative Writing Workshop (PhD/Master)
Unit 4: Thesis Fenster 12.10.2023, 11:00 bis 12:30, Creative Writing Workshop (PhD/Master)
Unit 5: Thesis Fenster 16.11.2023, 09:00 bis 10:30, Paper Writing Workshop (PhD, via zoom)
Unit 6: Thesis Fenster 16.11.2023, 11:00 bis 12:30, Paper Writing Workshop (PhD, via zoom)
Unit 7: Thesis Fenster 07.12.2023, 09:00 bis 10:30, Academic Profile Workshop (PhD, via zoom)
Unit 8: Thesis Fenster 07.12.2023, 11:00 bis 12:30, Academic Profile Workshop (PhD, via zoom)
Unit 9: Thesis Fenster 12th or 14th December,
independent and selforganized thesis work in group
Unit 10: Thesis Fenster 12th or 14th December,
independent and selforganized thesis work in group
***Faculty Doctoral Colloquium 13th December 2023***
Unit 11: Thesis Fenster 21.12.2023, 09:00 bis 10:30, Societal Relevance Workshop (PhD/Master, via zoom)
Unit 12: Thesis Fenster 21.12.2023, 11:00 bis 12:30, Societal Relevance Workshop (PhD/Master, via zoom)
Unit 13: Seminar Closing Workshop 18.01.2024, 09:00 bis 10:30, (Master/PhD: Seminar, hybrid)
Unit 14: Seminar Closing Workshop 18.01.2024, 11:00 bis 12:30, (Master/ PhD: Consultations, hybrid)
- 80% of attendance is required
- Active participation in feedback sessions and discussions is required.
- Presentation of your own topic, including updated materials
- Peer-to-peer feedback
Upload:
- all: Please upload until 30th October 2023
(a) Work Plan for the Thesis Project including Milestones and Resources needed to achieve them
and (b)
for thesis beginners: 5-pages well structured research exposé
for medium thesis writers: 5-pages introduction of your thesis
for finalizing thesis writers: 5-pages conclusion of your theis
Advancing Thesis Projects
- We will discuss all thesis project throughout the course of the seminar under different foci as outlined in the session titles. Thereby, we also address different writing, presenting and conceptual skills that doctoral candidates should ideally develop over the course of their thesis realization.
Peer-to-Peer Feedback
All participants of a Doctoral Thesis Fenster are required to read the presenters’ submissions and prepare one or two written paragraphs for each presentation. The written feedback must be uploaded on TUWEL by the evening before the Thesis Fenster session.
Joint focus sessions:
Each participant has to prepare one slide related to the respective topic of the session (key concepts, research design, etc.), outlining how the individual thesis project deals with the topic under discussion. The slide must be uploaded on TUWEL by the evening before the joint Thesis Fenster session.