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53982-01 - Colloquium: Presentation of Results of MSD Master’s Thesis (1 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every semester |
| Lecturers |
Paul Burger (paul.burger@unibas.ch)
Patricia Holm (patricia.holm@unibas.ch) Frank Christian Krysiak (frank.krysiak@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Within the study program of MSD 2017, students have to register 3 times in a 'master's thesis colloquium'. This colloquium is the third and last one (= Colloquium C). The participants present the results of their master's theses. They prepare their presentations in a way that is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, focus on the relation of their research questions to sustainable development and the fit between these questions and the results of their theses. |
| Learning objectives | The students learn - to present research questions and a research results to an interdisciplinary audience; - to place their research questions in an appropriate sustainability context; - to discuss research questions and results from other disciplines; - to provide constructive feedback to their fellow students. |
| Comments | Schedule fall 2019: Meeting 1: Mo 07.10.19/14.15 to 19h; Faculty of economics, seminar room S15 HG.31 Meeting 2: Mo 04.11.19/14.15 to 19h; Faculty of economics, seminar room S15 HG.31 Meeting 3: Mo 16.12.19/09.15 to 19h; Faculty of economics, seminar room S14 HG.32 (subject to modification). Duration depends on the number of presentations. This course is offered by MSD. The professors - Patricia Holm, Paul Burger and Frank Krysiak (lead) are heading the MSD teaching committee. |
| Admission requirements | Only for students of the MSD 2017 who have to present the results of their master's theses. The theses have to be completed at least up to 80% or may have been submitted already prior to the final presentation. |
| Course application | Students have to register for a presentation on doodle. Those who have not received the doodle link by email (sent by the coordination office MSD at latest at the beginning of September 2019) ask for the link sending an email to: coordintion-msd@unibas.ch. Registration on MOnA remains mandatory. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Interdisciplinary Research in Sustainability (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Oral presentation of thesis (10 min.) and discussion (15 min.). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Departement Umweltwissenschaften |