Required in stage
Optional in stage
First term
Second term
Both terms
Not organised
This year
Next year
Alternating years
External
Prerequisites
Taught by
Language of instruction
Duration
Identical coursesMaster's Thesis Writing Seminar (B-KUL-S0K37A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractAims
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to:
- generate insights into the status and position of writing in ethnography;
- better understand and manage his/her own writing processes;
- make use of a range of methods and techniques when writing his/her master thesis.
These aims are communicated to the students at the beginning of the course.
Previous knowledge
Students are enrolled in the Social and Cultural Anthropology master's programme and have submitted a topic of, and been assigned a supervisor for, their master’s thesis
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
SIMULTANEOUS( S0K35A ) AND SIMULTANEOUS( S0K36A )
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
S0K35A : Ethnographic Fieldwork
S0K36A : Interpreting Data Anthropologically
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
S0D87D : Master's Thesis
Identical courses
This course is identical to the following courses:
S0K26A : Masterproef schrijfseminarie
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
5 ects. Master's Thesis Writing Seminar (B-KUL-S0K37a)
Content
Deze cursus vormt de laatste fase van de onderzoek-stroom vóór het indienen van de masterproef en bestaat uit 6 sessies.
Elke sessie wordt ingeleid door een korte plenaire lezing, gevolgd door schrijfactiviteit in break-out groepen aan de hand van een mix van individuele en collectieve opdrachten, en wordt afgesloten met een plenaire bespreking van het proces en de resultaten van het schrijven in de break-out groepen.
Het overkoepelende thema van de cursus is 'Diversiteiten en normativiteiten' en de belangrijkste subthema's zijn plannen, vertellen en stileren, ‘voicing’, etnografisch schrijven, vormen van engagement en reviseren.
De studenten rapporteren hun schrijf- en leeractiviteiten in een portfolio.
Course material
The syllabus and the slides containing teaching notes will be made available on Toledo.
Language of instruction: more information
The English version of this course is taught in English.
Format: more information
Format
The teaching format comprises lectures, workshops within break-out groups and plenary discussions
[Students are expected to attend and actively participate in the classes independent of the different interaction formats. They are supposed to prepare the sessions.
The concrete trajectory of the different sessions, as well as what is expected in terms of preparation, will be communicated well in time on the Toledo platform.]
Evaluation
Evaluation: Master's Thesis Writing Seminar (B-KUL-S2K37a)
Explanation
Evaluation characteristics
Portfolio: 100%
Determination of the final result
The portfolio is evaluated according to an evaluation grid which is available on Toledo.
[The course is evaluated by the teacher, as announced via Toledo and the examination regulations. The result is calculated and expressed as an integer out of 20.
The agreed deadline is respected when submitting the assignments. Negotiation about any deviation is impossible. When any special circumstances have occurred, contacting the ombuds person of the faculty before the deadline is required. With disrespect of the agreed the deadline the course will be evaluated as a ‘NA’, unless a new submission deadline is determined after serious circumstances.
*Students are fully responsible for submitting papers and assignments free of fraud and plagiarism (www.kuleuven.be/english/education/plagiarism/) and are requested to observe the Faculty’s relevant regulations. Plagiarism will be sanctioned with the sanctions mentioned in the University’s Regulations on Education and Examinations.]
Information about retaking exams
Second examination opportunity: students have to retake the portfolio.