Process/supervision

Overall:

  • Seminar for Bachelor’s thesis: takes place in the form of structured consultation hours (see points 3 – 8 in the schedule)
  • Grading period: usually 4-6 weeks, max. 2 months (according to examination regulations) after thesis has been handed in

Typical Procedure:

1. Information on thesis topics on the website of the junior professorship
2. Contact: Please send an e-mail with a brief description of your motivation for the respective topic as well as a current CV and transcript of records to: lisa.handke@fau.de

  • Application deadline summer semester: end of February
  • Application deadline winter semester: end of July
3. Initial Consultation: clarification/specification of the topic, outline of the research question
4. Exposé: basis for the Bachelor thesis
5. Consultation (and/or written feedback) on the exposé
6. Consultation on methodology (design, recruitment strategies, measurement, etc.)
7. If required: Consultation on  data analysis
8. Formal Registration of the Bachelor thesis: at the latest 9 weeks before the end of the semester
9. Send first version for feedback by e-mail

  • At least 1 month before submission

Overall:

  • Seminar on the Master thesis: usually 2 half-day seminars, only offered in the summer semester; in the winter semester in the form of structured consultation hours
  • Grading period: usually 4-6 weeks, max. 2 months (according to examination regulations) after thesis has been handed in

Typical Procedure:

1. Information on thesis topics  on the website of the junior professorship
2. Contact: Please send an e-mail with a brief description of your motivation for the respective topic as well as a current CV and transcript of records to: lisa.handke@fau.de
3. Initial Consultation: clarification/specification of the topic, outline of the research question
4. Exposé: basis for the Master thesis
5. Consultation (and/or written feedback) on the exposé
6. Consultation on methodology (design, recruitment strategies, measurement, etc.)
7. If required: Consultation on data analysis
8. Formal Registration of the Master thesis
9. Send first version for feedback by e-mail

  • At least 1 month before submission