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Colloquium

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Colloquium
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020
Module code: IBB-640
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0249
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2C (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
3
Semester: 6
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Executive summary of the thesis and presentation (can be repeated semesterly)

[updated 04.02.2020]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

IBB-640 (P420-0249) International Business, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020 , semester 6, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 67.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Markus Münter


[updated 26.04.2024]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
- define the research question and research design of their thesis,
- explain their methodology,
- analyze academic literature in relation to their research question,
- interpret their findings,
- critically reflect on the experiences they have made during their semester abroad,
- present their results and answer,
- conduct a professional and intercultural discussion with a critical audience.
- increase their social and personal skills such as confidence in themselves, self-directed learning, and self-reflection, as well as social skills auch as communication and handling criticism.
  
 
 


[updated 06.03.2020]
Module content:
The colloquium is organized as a block seminar where students explain and defend the topic of their thesis. By doing so, they present their research question, the results of their literature analysis, explain their research method and illustrate their findings.
They are expected to discuss the topics of their fellow students, based on executive summaries they have been provided with.
In addition, they will be expected to give an overview of the experiences they gained during their semester abroad.


[updated 04.02.2020]
Teaching methods/Media:
Oral presentation, discussion

[updated 26.01.2020]
Recommended or required reading:
Depends on the topic of the bachelor thesis.

[updated 06.03.2020]
 
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