Course syllabus
Welcome to MK2502 Term Paper/ Master's Thesis
in Media- and Communication studies spring semester 2023.
Literature
Ormrod, R. P. (2022). How to Structure a Thesis, Report or Paper: A Guide for Students. Taylor & Francis.
Free to downlod via GU:
https://www-taylorfrancis-com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/books/mono/10.4324/9781003334637/structure-thesis-report-paper-robert-ormrod
N.B.
Keep in mind that an approved social science methods course at advanced level or equivalent knowledge is required to be able to examine your essay in the seminars in May/August 2023. You therefore need to complete any completions from the methods course before the essay seminars.
Information about August seminar:
14 August 2023, at 15:00: Deadline for handing in your thesis for the August seminar round. Please find upload in "Assignments"!
Seminars will take place at JMG on Thursday 24. August, 08-12. Schedule will be posted after all submissions are in by 14.8.
Important dates:
First lecture (Campus only) 26 January 2023, 13 -16, room 404
Introduction - How to write your Thesis (MG).
There will be voluntary ZOOM meetings on the following dates.
The time is 13,15-14,00 except for 24/3 (14,15-15,00):
27/1, 10/2, 24/2, 10/3, 24/3 (14-15), 5/4, 20/4, 5/5.
https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/61520104211
6 march 2023 15-16: Analys, how to write a quantitative analysis (AB) (ZOOM)
https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/61328039409
8 march 2023 14-15: Analys, how to write a qualitative analysis (MS) (ZOOM)
https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/61690303895
MAY
17 May 2023: 16,00 Deadline for handing in your paper.
25 and 26 May 2023: Seminars/examinations.
17 June 2023: Last date for handing in the final version of your thesis.
AUGUST
14 August 2023: Deadline for handing in your paper for those who for some reason or other could not present in May.
Seminars/examinations for those who for some reason or other could not present in May will be somewhere between 22 and 26 August, depending on who is the examiner and how many there are.