Grading

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The written elaboration is an essential part of a seminar paper, as the content of the presentation is based on this text. Therefore, the paper should be given significant weight in the grade. As there have been massive problems with this in the past, especially with regard to the formal aspects and the external form, but also the argumentation and depth of content, the following regulation is applied:

The written elaboration accounts for 50% of the overall grade.

The procedure is as follows: The paper should be prepared before the presentation if possible. However, only a one-page overview needs to be handed in beforehand (see template sheet in Moodle). The papers will then be submitted after the lecture. After the presentations, all participants will have access to all overviews and can revise their own text again. The submission will then be graded. In this context, I would like to point out that you should write a text with a university claim - without a high quality, and especially with individual references for assertions or text passages taken over in terms of content, such a paper would not be published (e.g. on a university website) and would therefore be scientifically worthless! Please bear this in mind.

Frequently made mistakes in the preparation

Caution: You are supposed to write a text with university standards! In this process, you are supposed to learn to meet the relevant requirements or to be familiar with them. For most points, it is sufficient to open any textbook on any page and not violate the rules applied there.

Here is a list of the most common weaknesses so far:

  • Lack of chapter/subchapter numbering
  • Missing spelling correction
  • Missing captions and appropriate addressing of images/tables in the text
  • Missing literature references in the text (individual references for statements!)
  • Missing numbering of literature references (so that they cannot be referenced from the text)
  • Missing information in the bibliography: Title, date (of access for websites), author(s)... also for websites, a list with 18 http addresses without further details is definitely not enough!
  • Incorrect or unusual referencing
  • Missing evidence/references for assertions/statements
  • Changing spelling of the same term (e.g. eBook, e-book)
  • Incorrect spelling of a (technical) term (e.g. correct: e-mail, incorrect: eMail, e-Mail, email)
  • Use of colloquial language
  • Abbreviations that are not explained
  • Illegible images (too small, no vector formats)
  • No justified text (is possible, but usually doesn't look good)
  • Readers addressed directly ("...you...") or inclusively ("...we...")
  • Written in the first person outside of your own evaluation

These rather formal points, if they occur systematically, have a massive impact on the grade!

Of course, attention must also be paid to the content: Assertions must be substantiated (literature reference) or justified (sound and comprehensible). Own and adopted opinions must be distinguishable and clearly labeled. What is mentioned must also be explained or put into context. If we are discussing the consequences of technology, the technology must first be explained in technical detail (how does it work, how is it constructed, how is it connected). In particular, the basic terms must also be explained.