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The participants learn to conduct empirical research in the domain of personality and psychological assessment, including the development of a research question and ist contextualization within the previous research literature, the formulation of hypotheses, the development of an appropriate research design; data collection and analysis; interpretation of results and write-up of a report that constitutes the Bachelor thesis.

In the course of the research seminar I, the emphasis was on the review of the literature, the particularization of a research question, and the planning the research. In the research seminar II, the emphasis is on data analysis and interpretation, and the writing-up of the research. Students report about the progress of their research and receive feedback and support from the module organizer. As the semester progress, the fixed weekly classes may be relaxed in favor of a personalized supervision schedule.

Presentations by the lecturer in class, mostly about topics and and methods relevant to data-analysis and interpretation, as well as to the writing process, in alternation with discussions and oral presentations by the participants in group and/or individual meetings.

Course examination according to § 7, statute section on "study-law regulations"

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