Thesis Guidelines

Masters Programme in International Health

Institute of Tropical Medicine
Charit - Universittsmedizin erlin
Spandauer Damm 130
14050 Berlin, Germany
Fax: +49 30 3011 -888
Fon: +49 30 30116 -00
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Ta!le of Contents
I" General information##################"""""""""""""" $
(1) *n%rodu#%ion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"" 3
(,) -$e.i. o/0e#%i1e.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 3
(3) -ime limi%.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 4
(4) 2an3ua3e+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"" 4
(5) -$e.i. a. 3roup !or4++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"" 4
(6) 5redi% poin%.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"" 4
() -$e.i. 6ee.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4
II" Preparation and process##################"""""""""%
(8) 7e.ear#$ de.i3n module++++++++++++++++++++++++++"""" 5
(9) -$e.i. ou%line++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 5
(10) 8ppro1al o6 %$e %$e.i. propo.al++++++++++++++++++++++++"" 6
(11) -$e.i. .uper1i.ion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
(1,) 9%$i#al #learan#e+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(13) Da%a #olle#%ion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(14) 5$an3e o6 %opi#+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 8
III" Thesis &rite-up#########################'
(15) S%ru#%ure++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 9
(16) 2ayou% 6orma%++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 10
(1) :ord-len3%$ o6 %$e.i.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10
(18) -i%le pa3e++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10
(19) De#lara%ion o6 ori3inali%y o6 !or4++++++++++++++++++++++++" 10
I(" Thesis su!mission####################### ))
(,0) Final do#umen%++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++11
(,1) 8/.%ra#% 6or %rop9d !e/.i%e+++++++++++++++++++++++++++11
(,,) ;la3iari.m+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"""" 11
(,3) 91alua%ion o6 %$e %$e.i.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++" 11
(,4) 5ollo<uium+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++""" 1,
(,5) ;u/li#a%ion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1,
*ppendices+
8ppendix 1: Su33e.%ed %ime plannin3++++++++++++++++++++++++" 13
8ppendix ,: -empla%e 6or %i%le pa3e and .e#ond pa3e+++++++++++++++++" 14
8ppendix3: -$e.i. mar4in3+++++++++++++++++""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 15
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I" General information
,)- Introduction
-$e re.ear#$ pro0e#% i. an in%e3ral par% o6 %$e .#ien%i6i# 6orma%ion in %$e =a.%er. ;ro3ramme" -$e
purpo.e o6 a =a.%er-le1el %$e.i. i. %o pro1ide re.ear#$ %rainin3, .ome%ime. !i%$in a 1o#a%ional
#on%ex%" *% may #o1er a !ide 1arie%y o6 %opi#. and 6orma%., ran3in3 6rom experimen%al de.i3n and
primary da%a #olle#%ion %o poli#y analy.i., and may /e 6ield- and&or la/ora%ory-/a.ed" -$e %opi#
mu.% /e rele1an% %o %$e o1erall %$eme o6 %$e op%ional module. %$e .%uden% $a. #$o.en, and %$e
re.ul%. o6 %$e re.ear#$ .$ould /e appli#a/le in $i.&$er pre1iou. or 6u%ure !or4in3 en1ironmen%" -$e
re.ear#$ pro0e#% may /e under%a4en ei%$er a% 5$ari%> ? @ni1er.i%A%.medi'in Berlin or a% ano%$er
%rop9d par%ner or #olla/ora%in3 in.%i%u%ion"
,.- Thesis o!/ectives
-$e %$e.i. .$ould demon.%ra%e %$a% %$e indi1idual .%uden% i. a/le %o deal !i%$ #omplex pro/lem., !$i#$
demand. in%e3ra%ion o6 empiri#al da%a, %$eory and me%$od." -$e =a.%er %$e.i. mi3$% /e /a.ed on a
de.4-.%udy (e"3" li%era%ure re1ie!), on .e#ondary da%a (e"3" re#ord. 6rom $eal%$ #are 6a#ili%ie.), or
primary da%a #olle#%ed ei%$er pre1iou. %o %$e .%ar% o6 %$e .%udy pro3ramme or a. a mini 6ield!or4 (min"
6our !ee4.)"
7e<uiremen%.:
-$e %$e.i. mu.%:
- /e #on#erned !i%$ an *n%erna%ional Beal%$ re.ear#$ pro/lem, !$i#$ .$ould /e
#learly 6ormula%edC
- $a1e a #lear pro/lem 6ormula%ion and #lear o/0e#%i1e.C
- /e /a.ed on rele1an% and #learly de.#ri/ed ma%erial. and me%$od.C
- pre.en% i%. re.ul%. in a #lear and /alan#ed !ayC
- pre.en% a /alan#ed and #ri%i#al di.#u..ion o6 ma%erial., me%$od. and re.ul%. and
rela%e %$i. %o o%$er rele1an% li%era%ure !i%$in %$e 6ieldC
- in#lude a .$or% a/.%ra#%C
- 6ul6il %$e u.ual 6ormal demand. 6or .#ien%i6i# pre.en%a%ion. (in#ludin3 a 6ron% pa3e&
pa3e o6 %i%le, an a/.%ra#%, a %a/le o6 #on%en%., li.% o6 re6eren#e.& li%era%ure li.%, and #orre#% u.e o6
lan3ua3e and 3ood .%ru#%ure or layou%)"
2earnin3 ou%#ome.:
8% %$e end o6 %$e %$e.i. %$e par%i#ipan%. .$ould /e a/le %o:
- iden%i6y and 6ormula%e an in%erna%ional $eal%$ pro/lemC
- %ran.6orm an in%erna%ional $eal%$ i..ue in%o a .%udy <ue.%ion, in !$i#$ a%%en%ion i.
paid %o %$e #on%en% o6 %$e pro/lem a. !ell a. %o %$e pro#e.. needed %o .ol1e %$e pro/lemC
- #$oo.e appropria%e .%udy me%$od.C
- #olle#% %$e ne#e..ary da%a or in6orma%ion and #ri%i#ally re1ie! and in%erpre%
re.ear#$ and& or pu/li.$ed li%era%ureC
- rea#$ #on#lu.ion. re3ardin3 %$e #on%en% and %$e pro#e.. o6 %$e pro/lem and
%ran.la%e re.ul%. in%o 6ea.i/le re#ommenda%ion.C
- !ri%e a #on.i.%en%, #lear, and #on#i.e paper re6le#%in3 %$e .%ep. %o /e 6ollo!ed in
.%udyin3 %$e in%erna%ional $eal%$ pro/lem aimin3 a% a .olu%ion"
- mana3e and plan %$eir o!n !or4 !i%$ re3ard %o %$e %$e.i. !ri%in3 pro#e.. !i%$in
%$e %ime 6rame!or4 .e% 6or i%C
- 3i1e a .$or% pre.en%a%ion o6 %$e %$e.i. $i3$li3$%in3 aim., main 6indin3.,
#on#lu.ion. and re#ommenda%ion., a. !ell a. di.#u..in3 #ri%i#al <ue.%ion. and remar4. re3ardin3
%$eir o!n 6indin3. and #on#lu.ion.C
- 3i1e #ri%i#al and #on.%ru#%i1e 6eed/a#4 %o peer .%uden%. on %$eir !ri%%en and orally
pre.en%ed %$e.i.C
- apply rele1an% e%$i#al #on.idera%ion." -$i. in#lude. 4no!led3e a/ou% e%$i#al
#learan#e a##ordin3 %o pre.en% norm. .e% /y %$e .pe#i6i# #oun%ry .%udied i6 .%uden%. do 6ield
.%udie."
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,$- Time limits
:or4 on %$e %$e.i. in#ludin3 da%a #olle#%ion and !ri%e-up o6 %$e %$e.i. .$ould no% ex#eed %$ree
mon%$." Dnly in .pe#ial #ir#um.%an#e. may .%uden%. apply %o %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on
8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D) 6or an ex%en.ion o6 a 6ur%$er %!o mon%$." -$e re<ue.% mu.% /e
.u/mi%%ed in !ri%%en 6orm 3i1in3 %$e rea.on. 6or %$e demand" ;lea.e no%e %$a% a 6ur%$er ex%en.ion o6
%$e deadline i. no%e allo!ed /y %$e examina%ion re3ula%ion"
,0- 1anguage
-$e %$e.i. lan3ua3e i. 9n3li.$ or German"
,%- Thesis as group &or2
-$e re.ear#$ !or4 and %$e.i. i. u.ually done /y one par%i#ipan% only, /u% may al.o /e per6ormed
/y %!o or %$ree .%uden%. a. 3roup !or4" *n %$i. #a.e %$e par%i#ular #on%ri/u%ion o6 ea#$ par%i#ipan%
mu.% /e #learly .$o!n %o allo! 6or indi1idual e1alua%ion"
,3- Credit points
-$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D) 6or %$e =a.%er. ;ro3ramme in *n%er-
na%ional Beal%$ $a. %a4en %$e 6ollo!in3 de#i.ion on %$e allo#a%ion o6 95-S #redi% poin%. 6or %$e.i. !or4:
For .%uden%. !$o /e3an %$eir .%udie. in and %$e a6%er %$e a#ademi# year ,006&,00, up %o ,0 95-S
#redi% poin%. #an /e allo#a%ed 6or a .u/mi%%ed %$e.i., pro1ided %$a% %$e %$e.i. i. /a.ed on primary da%a
#olle#%ion or an ex%en.i1e .e#ondary da%a analy.i."
D%$er %$e.i. !or4, .u#$ a. a li%era%ure re1ie!, a pro0e#% propo.al, or a repor% o6 a pro0e#% e1alua%ion
e%#", !ill #on%inue %o /e e1alua%ed !i%$ 15 95-S #redi% poin%." -$e .ame i. %rue 6or %$e.i. !or4 o6 all
.%uden%. !$o %oo4 up %$eir .%udie. /e6ore %$e !in%er %erm ,006&0"
-$e 6inal allo#a%ion o6 #redi% poin%. !ill /e done /y %$e 58D a% %$e %ime o6 a##ep%an#e o6 %$e 6ull %$e.i.
propo.al"
,4- Thesis fees
For a %$e.i. yieldin3 15 95-S #redi% poin%., a. o6 1 Sep%em/er ,008: 9@7 900 (un%il %$en 9@7 800),
o6 !$i#$ 3o %o %$e .uper1i.or: 500, %o %$e .e#ond mar4er: 50, %o an ex%ernal examiner 6or a%%endin3 %$e
%$e.i. de6en#e: 50, i6 ne#e..ary %o a %$ird mar4er: 9@7 50"
For a %$e.i. yieldin3 ,0 95-S #redi% poin%.: 9@7 1,,00 o6 !$i#$ 3o %o %$e .uper1i.or: 00, %o %$e
.e#ond mar4er: 50, %o an ex%ernal examiner a%%endin3 %$e %$e.i. de6en#e: 50, i6 ne#e..ary %o a %$ird
mar4er: 9@7 50"
;lea.e no%e %$a% in 1ie! o6 a 6ee o6 9@7 50&$our 6or our le#%urer., you are en%i%led %o 10 or 14 $our.
re.pe#%i1ely o6 6a#e-%o-6a#e #on%a#% !i%$ your .uper1i.or"
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II" Preparation and process
-$e %$e.i. i. a .u/.%an%ial par% o6 %$e 5$ari%> =a.%er. ;ro3ramme in *n%erna%ional Beal%$ and
demand. %o 6ollo! prepara%ory .%ep.: %$e a%%endan#e o6 a re.ear#$ de.i3n module, %$e ela/ora%ion
o6 a %$e.i. ou%line, %$e iden%i6i#a%ion o6 an appropria%e %$e.i. .uper1i.or and %$e appro1al o6 a %$e.i.
propo.al /y %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D)" *n %$e nex% .e#%ion %$e
prepara%ory .%ep., !$i#$ .$ould /e under%a4en, are de.#ri/ed"
,5- 6esearch design module
-$e re.ear#$ de.i3n module i. an in%e3ra%ed par% o6 %$e 5$ari%> #ore #our.e .in#e !in%er %erm ,006"
For %$o.e !$o .%ar%ed /e6ore ,006 i% #an al.o /e a%%ended a. a .%and-alone module o66ered /y %rop9d
par%ner in.%i%u%ion." Durin3 %$e module %$e .%uden% !ill /e ena/led %o:
- iden%i6y a re.ear#$ %opi#C
- narro! a re.ear#$ <ue.%ionC
- 6ormula%e o/0e#%i1e. and $ypo%$e.i.&pre.ump%ion.C
- #$oo.e appropria%e re.ear#$ me%$od.C
- !or4 .#ien%i6i#ally and
- ela/ora%e a %$e.i. ou%line"
-$e re.ear#$ de.i3n module durin3 %$e 5$ari%> #ore #our.e i. .%ru#%ured a##ordin3 %o %rop9d
a3reemen%. and allo!. %$e .%uden% %o ela/ora%e a %$e.i. ou%line (.ee para3rap$ 9), !$i#$ !ill /e
3raded a. one o6 %$e #ore #our.e a..i3nmen%." -$e module #ompri.e. %$e 6ollo!in3 #on%en%.:
- *n%rodu#%ion %o %$e %$e.i. 3uideline.
- *den%i6i#a%ion o6 a re.ear#$ %opi#
- Formula%ion o6 proper re.ear#$ <ue.%ion.&o/0e#%i1e.
- D1er1ie! on %ype. o6 re.ear#$ de.i3n (#omplemen%ary %o %$e o%$er le#%ure.)
- *n%rodu#%ion %o li%era%ure .ear#$ and li%era%ure re1ie!
- 9%$i#al i..ue. and %$e di.#u..ion o6 re.ear#$ limi%a%ion.
- *n%rodu#%ion %o Bar1ard .%yle a. %$e re#ommended #i%a%ion %e#$ni<ue
- ;la3iari.m i..ue and %$e demon.%ra%ion o6 a de%e#%ion .o6%!are
- *ndi1idual #on.ul%a%ion $our. o66ered /y %$e le#%urer and in%erna%ional .#$olar.
- :or4.$op. %o di.#u.. %$e %$e.i. ou%line.
,'- Thesis outline
S%uden%. .$ould iden%i6y a %$e.i. %opi# and ela/ora%e a %$e.i. ou%line durin3 %$e re.ear#$ de.i3n
module, !$i#$ %a4e. pla#e in %$e #ore #our.e" @pon #omple%ion o6 %$e #ore #our.e i% i. re#ommended
%o %a4e a 6inal de#i.ion a/ou% %$e %$e.i. %opi# and %o u.e %$e ela/ora%ed ou%line 6or .ear#$in3 a %$e.i.
.uper1i.or"
-$e .%ru#%ure o6 %$e %$e.i. ou%line en#ompa..e. %$e 6ollo!in3 para3rap$. and .$ould no% /e lon3er a.
%!o pa3e.:
:or4in3 %i%le -$e !or4in3 %i%le .$ould /e #lear and under.%anda/le" -$e %i%le
.$ould al.o re6le#% %$e pre.en%ed %$e.i. %opi#"
;ro/lem .%a%emen% -$e pro/lem .%a%emen% in%rodu#e. %$e re.ear#$ .u/0e#% and
analy.e. %$e pro/lem !i%$ i%. #on%ri/u%in3 6a#%or." -$e de6ined
pro/lem lead. %o %$e re.ear#$ <ue.%ion." Eey li%era%ure
re6eren#e. .$ould /e in.er%ed"
S%udy <ue.%ion. and o/0e#%i1e. Dne or a #ouple o6 .%udy <ue.%ion. .$ould /e #$o.en - nei%$er
%oo /road nor %oo narro!" -$e .%udy <ue.%ion. al.o 6orm %$e
#lue %o %$e o/0e#%i1e.: %$e o/0e#%i1e i. %o pro1ide an.!er. %o
%$e <ue.%ion." -$e o/0e#%i1e. .$ould #on%ain one o1erall and
.e1eral .pe#i6i# o/0e#%i1e."
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7e.ear#$ me%$od. -$e re.ear#$ me%$od. .$ould /e ou%lined and .$ould /e
appropria%e %o %$e .%udy <ue.%ion. and o/0e#%i1e." ;o..i/le
me%$odolo3ie. are: empiri#al .%udie. (<uan%i%a%i1e, <uali%a%i1e,
mixed me%$od.) or li%era%ure re1ie!."
Di.#u..ion o6 expe#%ed 4ey poin%. -$e di.#u..ion o6 expe#%ed 4ey poin%. .$ould /e rele1an% %o %$e
re.ear#$ %opi# and #ompre$en.i1e"
7ou3$ de.#rip%ion o6 %$e.i. #$ap%er. -$e.i. #$ap%er. .$ould /e indi#a%ed and %$eir 3eneral #on%en%.
.$ould /e ou%lined /rie6ly" -$i. $elp. %o main%ain a line o6 lo3i#
%$rou3$ou% %$e %$e.i., %$u. #onne#%in3 one #$ap%er %o %$e nex%
and #onne#%in3 %$e #$ap%er. %o %$e .%udy <ue.%ion."
Eey li%era%ure 7e6eren#e li.% .$ould /e in Bar1ard .%yle" *% i. impor%an% %$a% %$e
li.%ed re6eren#e. are #en%ral 6or %$e %opi#"
-$e %$e.i. ou%line !ill /e a 6ir.% dra6% $elpin3 %o #lari6y and .%reamline idea. a/ou% %$e %$e.i." -$e ou%line
!ill al.o $elp u. %o iden%i6y a .ui%a/le .uper1i.or" :i%$ %$e .uppor% 6rom a .uper1i.or %$e 6ir.% idea.
pre.en%ed in %$e ou%line #an /e de%ailed and re1i.ed in%o %$e more ex$au.%i1e %$e.i. propo.al, !$i#$ !ill
/e .u/mi%%ed 6or o66i#ial a##ep%an#e %o %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D)"
,)7- *pproval of the thesis proposal
Ba.ed on %$e %$e.i. ou%line a 6ull propo.al o6 %$e re.ear#$ pro0e#% mu.% /e ela/ora%ed and .$ould
#ompri.e a/ou% 5-10 pa3e." *n par%i#ular %$e propo.al mu.% in#lude a .$or% re1ie! o6 %$e 4ey
li%era%ure and a de%ailed de.#rip%ion o6 %$e me%$odolo3i#al approa#$" -$e 6ollo!in3 par%i#ular. o6 %$e
propo.al need %o /e a3reed upon /y %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D)
/e6ore %$e pro0e#% .%ar%.:
1" -i%le
," Ba#43round, Si%ua%ion 8naly.i. (/a.ed on 4ey li%era%ure)
3" Goal.&D/0e#%i1e. o6 %$e .%udy or .%udy $ypo%$e.i. in #a.e o6 a re.ear#$ .%udy
4" =e%$od.
a) S%ra%e3y or S%udy de.i3n (e"3" %ype o6 .%udy, .%udy area, .%udy popula%ion,
.amplin3 .%ra%e3ie., .ample .i'e, in.%rumen%.&indi#a%or. in#ludin3 1alida%ion,
pre-%e.%)
/) Da%a #olle#%ion
#) Da%a analy.i. (e"3" $ypo%$e.i. %e.%, e.%ima%or., .%a%i.%i#al %e.%., #on%en%
analy.i.)
5" Fea.i/ili%y and 9%$i#al *..ue.
6" -ime 6rame
" Bud3e%
For propo.al a##ep%an#e upon %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D) !e $a1e
6our deadline. yearly: 1 Fe/ruary, 1 =ay, 1 8u3u.% and 1 Fo1em/er" -$e %$e.i. propo.al in#ludin3
%$e .uper1i.orG. 5H .$ould /e .en% ei%$er /y email or /y po.% %o =." Ia#<ueline 7eimann,
.e#re%aria% o6 %$e *n.%i%u%e o6 -ropi#al =edi#ine (Ia#<ueline"reimannJ#$ari%e"de)"
:i%$ .u/mi..ion o6 %$e %$e.i. propo.al .%uden%. !ill $a1e %o .u/mi% a li.% o6 a%%ended #our.e.
(.%udy plan), all 3rade repor%. %$ey re#ei1ed and %$e proo6 o6 %$eir a% lea.% one year o6 6ull-%ime
!or4in3 experien#e in a $eal%$-rela%ed 6ield in lo! or middle-in#ome #oun%rie." -$e one year 6ield
experien#e in lo! or middle-in#ome #oun%rie. $a. %o /e proo6ed /y a le%%er 6rom %$e .uper1i.or o6
%$e in.%i%u%ion and mu.% /e 6ini.$ed /y %$e .u/mi..ion o6 %$eir %$e.i. propo.al" -$e !or4 #er%i6i#a%e
.$ould in#lude %$e exa#% .%ar%in3 and 6ini.$in3 da%e. o6 %$e 6ield !or4 and a .$or% de.#rip%ion on %$e
na%ure o6 %$e 6ield !or4"
;lea.e remem/er %$a% your .%udy plan i. your #on%ra#% !i%$ %$e uni1er.i%y" 8ny al%era%ion mu.% /e
a##ep%ed /y one o6 %$e #our.e #oordina%or." *6 .%uden%. a%%end #our.e. %$a% !ere no% pre1iou.ly
a##ep%ed /y a #our.e #oordina%or, %$ey are runnin3 %$e ri.4 o6 no% $a1in3 %$e 9-5S #redi% poin%.
re#o3ni.ed %$ey o/%ained !i%$ %$e.e #our.e." 8ll #our.e. a .%uden% a%%end. mu.% appear on %$e
%ran.#rip%, re3ardle.. o6 %$e 3rade" *% i. no% po..i/le %o lea1e ou% #our.e. !i%$ un.a%i.6a#%ory 3rade.,
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e1en #our.e 3rade. F and FK mu.% appear on %$e %ran.#rip%"
-$e #on6irma%ion o6 %$e propo.alG. a##ep%an#e !ill /e .en% /y email and #on%ain %$e deadline 6or
%$e .u/mi..ion o6 %$e 6inal %$e.i."
,))- Thesis supervision
Ba.ed on %$e %$e.i. ou%line and on %$e .%uden%G. .u33e.%ion, %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion.
and De3ree. (58D) !ill de%ermine a %$e.i. .uper1i.or !$o .$ould $a1e rele1an% experien#e in %$e
#$o.en re.ear#$ 6ield" -$e .uper1i.or mu.% appro1e %$e .ui%a/ili%y o6 %$e %$e.i. %opi# and ou%line %$e
indi1idual #our.e o6 .%udy 6or %$e .%uden% and i%. 6ea.i/ili%y" -$e .uper1i.or !ill 3uide %$e .%uden%
durin3 %$e %ime o6 ela/ora%ion o6 %$e re.ear#$ propo.al, prepara%ion, #olle#%ion o6 re.ear#$ ma%erial,
!ri%in3, and #omple%ion o6 %$e %$e.i." Be or .$e .$ould re#ommend !$e%$er 6ormal e%$i#al appro1al
6rom a..o#ia%ion. o%$er %$an %$e $ome in.%i%u%ion mu.% /e o/%ained" Da%a pro%e#%ion and
#on6iden%iali%y i..ue. mu.% /e #on.idered" *6 re.ear#$ i. #arried ou% o1er.ea. or i6 da%a are #olle#%ed
o1er.ea. and analy.ed in %$e $ome #oun%ry, %$e pro%o#ol. o6 /o%$ #oun%rie. mu.% /e o/.er1ed"
-$e primary %$e.i. .uper1i.or !ill /e re.pon.i/le 6or:
- di.#u..in3 %$e %ype o6 3uideline. and 6orm o6 #on%a#% !$i#$ !ould /e mo.% $elp6ul
6or %$e .%uden% and a3ree on a .#$edule o6 mee%in3.C
- ad1i.in3 %$e .%uden% on %$e plan 6or $i.&$er !or4C
- pro1idin3 3uidan#e on %$e #$o.en 6ield o6 .%udy, in#ludin3 applyin3 6or e%$i#al
appro1alC
- ad1i.in3 on da%a and li%era%ure .our#e.C
- .u33e.%in3 .pe#iali.%. !$om you may #on.ul% 6or addi%ional ad1i#eC
- pro1idin3 %$e .uper1i.ory .e..ion. a. #on%ra#%edC
- 3i1in3 ad1i#e on %$e ne#e..ary #omple%ion da%e. o6 .u##e..i1e .%a3e. o6 %$e !or4
in order %o mee% %$e .u/mi..ion deadlineC
- readin3 %$rou3$ dra6%. and 3i1e 6eed/a#4C
- 3radin3 %$e %$e.i. a. a 6ir.% mar4er"
9a#$ .%uden% $a. a ri3$% %o 3enerally 10 $our. o6 per.onal .uper1i.ion (ex#ludin3 examina%ion and
readin3 o6 dra6%.)" 8 .e#ond mar4er i. needed 6or %$e 3radin3 o6 %$e %$e.i." =ar4er. mu.% /e
a66ilia%ed !i%$ an in.%i%u%ion o6 $i3$er edu#a%ion (a. %ea#$er. or re.ear#$er.), %$e .uper1i.or mu.%
pro1ide proo6 o6 $i. or $er experien#e in .uper1i.in3 =a.%er-le1el %$e.e. (i"e" /y .u/mi%%in3 a 5H)"
Dne o6 %$e mar4er. #ould /e a66ilia%ed !i%$ an ex%ernal par%ner uni1er.i%y" Be.ide %$e .uper1i.or a
%e#$ni#al ad1i.or (e"3" pro0e#% o66i#er) #an .uppor% %$e de1elopmen% o6 %$e %$e.i."
,).- 8thical clearance
S%uden%. !$o de#ide %o do a 6ield .%udy need %o 6ind ou% i6 %$e .%udy %$ey plan %o do !ill need e%$i#al
#learan#e" 8n e%$i#al #learan#e i. normally 3i1en ou% /y %$e =ini.%ry o6 Beal%$" =o.% rule. 6or e%$i#al
#learan#e. are /a.ed on #lini#al %rial. /u% !i%$in %$e pa.% year. al.o non-#lini#al re.ear#$ $a. /een
in#luded" 7e<ue.%. 6or e%$i#al #learan#e 1ary 6rom #oun%ry %o #oun%ry" -$ere6ore .%uden%. preparin3 a
6ield .%udy $a1e %o 6ind ou% i6 i% i. needed and i6 .o, !$a% i. needed" 8 need 6or e%$i#al #learan#e may
in6luen#e %$e %ime6rame and %$ere6ore mu.% %o /e %a4en in%o #on.idera%ion !$en a 6ield .%udy i.
#on.idered" Some #oun%rie. re<uire .e1eral mon%$. %o #on.ider e%$i#al #learan#e" Due %o %$e %ime-
#on.umin3 pro#eedin3 !e re#ommended %o .%ar% %$e e%$i#al #learan#e al.o a% an early .%a3e"
*n mo.% #a.e. !$ere people are in1ol1ed a. in6orman%. a #on.en% 6orm i. needed" 8 #on.en% 6orm i.
no% a% all e<ui1alen% %o e%$i#al #learan#e"
For 6ur%$er in6orma%ion on %$e.e i..ue. plea.e 3o %o %$e $ome pa3e a% :BD:
2in4: $%%p:&&!!!"!$o"in%&rp#&re.ear#$Le%$i#.&3uideline.&en&
,)$- 9ata collection
-$e #$oi#e o6 re.ear#$ me%$od. 6or a 6ield-.%udy depend. on %$e iden%i6ied .%udy o/0e#%i1e." 7e.ear#$
me%$od. mi3$% in#lude <uan%i%a%i1e da%a #olle#%ion %ool. (6or example .ur1ey. or %rial.), <uali%a%i1e
7
me%$od. (6or example in%er1ie!. or 6o#u. 3roup di.#u..ion.) or a #om/ina%ion o6 /o%$" *% mi3$% al.o /e
u.e6ul %o u.e .e#ondary da%a ($o.pi%al re#ord., re3i.%er. e%#")" Due %o %ime-limi%. and limi%ed 6inan#ial
re.our#e. i% mi3$% /e di66i#ul% %o plan a lar3e-.#ale <uan%i%a%i1e .ur1ey or a lon3-%erm in-dep%$ .%udy"
Bo!e1er, a limi%ed 6ield .%udy mi3$% .er1e a. a pilo% .%udy !$ere ne! i..ue. are explored or !$ere %$e
.%udy %a4e. pla#e in a limi%ed 3eo3rap$i#al .e%%in3" 8 lo% o6 pra#%i#al i..ue. need %o /e #on.idered
!$en plannin3 a 6ield .%udy: re.ear#$&.%udy permi..ion 6rom %$e rele1an% au%$ori%ie., %ran.por%, %$e
need 6or in%erpre%a%ion, e%$i#al i..ue., e%#"
,)0- Change of topic
-i%le and ou%line o6 %$e pro0e#% .$ould no% /e #$an3ed !i%$ou% 3ood #au.e" 5$an3e. mu.% /e
appro1ed /y %$e %$e.i. .uper1i.or and %$e 58D" -$e .u/0e#% o6 %$e %$e.i. may /e #$an3ed only
on#e and only durin3 %$e 6ir.% mon%$ o6 %$e %$e.i.-!or4in3 period"
*6 %$e .%uden% #$an3e. %$e propo.ed me%$od. %o .u#$ ex%en% a. %o rai.e .u/.%an%ially di66eren%
e%$i#al i..ue., %$e pro0e#% mu.% /e re.u/mi%%ed 6or e%$i#al appro1al"
8
III" Thesis &rite-up
,)%- :tructure
*% i. e..en%ial %o pre.en% %$e in6orma%ion #learly, #on#i.ely, and ea.y %o read" -$e 6ollo!in3 #on%ain.
a .u33e.%ion %$a% pro1ed %o /e a u.e6ul !ay o6 .%ru#%urin3 %$e %$e.i." Bo!e1er, %$i. i. only one
po..i/le !ay o6 .%ru#%urin3 %$e %$e.i." 5$an3e. .$ould /e di.#u..ed !i%$ %$e %$e.i. .uper1i.or
/e6ore ma4in3 a 6inal de#i.ion" :e .u33e.% pre.en%in3 %$e %$e.i. in %$e 6ollo!in3 order (num/er o6
pa3e. 6or %$e di66eren% par%. %$e.i. i. .u33e.%ed):
-i%le pa3e
-a/le o6 #on%en%.
2i.% o6 a//re1ia%ion.
9xe#u%i1e .ummary (approx" , pa3e.)
-$e .ummary .$ould /e #on#i.e and !ell .%ru#%ured" *% mu.% in#lude: a /rie6
in%rodu#%ion and .%a%emen% o6 %$e pro/lem /a.ed on .ome 4ey li%era%ure, .ummary
o6 %$e me%$odolo3y, 6indin3. and #on#lu.ion."
*n%rodu#%ion&/a#43round in#ludin3 a .$or% li%era%ure re1ie! (10-15 pa3e.):
-$e in%rodu#%ion .$ould lead in%o %$e re.ear#$ %opi# /a.ed on a .$or% re1ie! o6 %$e
ma0or li%era%ure" *% i. impor%an% %o in#lude only 4ey li%era%ure, !$i#$ i. rela%ed %o %$e
%opi#" Ba.ed on %$i. re1ie! o6 4ey li%era%ure, %$e re.ear#$ <ue.%ion. and
o/0e#%i1e.&$ypo%$e.e. .$ould /e de1eloped and narro!ed do!n"
=e%$od. (approx" 5 pa3e.)
-$e de.#rip%ion o6 %$e me%$odolo3y .$ould 3i1e an o1er1ie! o6 %$e de%ail. o6 %$e
re.ear#$ pro#e.." -$i. par% o6 %$e %$e.i. allo!. under.%andin3 %$e o/0e#%i1e., %o
re%ra#e %$e pro#e.. and %o 0ud3e !$e%$er %$e me%$od. u.ed !ere appropria%e"
7e.ul%. (<uan%i%a%i1e .%udy: approx" 5 pa3e.C <uali%a%i1e .%udy 10-15 pa3e.)
-$e pre.en%a%ion o6 %$e re.ul%. .$ould /e #lear and #on#i.e, e"3" %a/le. and 6i3ure.
.$ould /e a. .imple a. po..i/le and repe%i%ion. 6rom %ex% %o %a/le .$ould /e
a1oided"
Di.#u..ion (<uan%i%a%i1e .%udy: approx" ,0 pa3e.C <uali%a%i1e .%udy: approx" 10-15 pa3e.)
-$e re.ul%. .$ould /e di.#u..ed in 1ie! o6 a more ex%en.i1e li%era%ure re1ie!
rela%ed %o %$e 6indin3." Some #lue. 6or %$i. .e#%ion are %$e 6ollo!in3 <ue.%ion.
(5unnin3$am ,004: 146): :$a% did you 6indM Do you under.%and !$y you 6ound
%$i. and #an you .u33e.% rea.on. !$yM :$y are %$e 6indin3. impor%an% %o your
re.ear#$ <ue.%ion. and o/0e#%i1e.M Bo! do your 6indin3. #ompare !i%$ pre1iou.
.%udie.M Did you en#oun%er any pro/lem. !i%$ %$e me%$odolo3yM
5on#lu.ion. (approx" 5 pa3e.)
*n %$i. .e#%ion %$e ma0or ne! ou%#ome. o6 %$e .%udy $a1e %o /e .ummari'ed,
re#ommenda%ion. $a1e %o /e 3enera%ed /a.ed on %$e 6indin3., and 6u%ure re.ear#$
<ue.%ion. .$ould /e ou%lined" Some #lue. are %$e 6ollo!in3 poin%.: :$a% i. %$e
<uin%e..en#e o6 your 6indin3.M :$a% #on%ri/u%ion. o6 ne! 4no!led3e doe. your
%$e.i. ma4eM :$a% are 6u%ure re.ear#$ <ue.%ion.M
Bi/lio3rap$y
For %$e indi#a%ion o6 re6eren#e. %$e u.e o6 %$e Bar1ard .%yle i. pre.#ri/ed" 8 3uide on
#orre#% u.e o6 Bar1ard .%yle #an /e o/%ained upon %$e in.%i%u%eG. .e#re%aria%"
8nnexe.
De#lara%ion o6 ori3inali%y o6 !or4 (mu.% /e .i3ned in all %$e.i. #opie.)
8#4no!led3emen%.
5urri#ulum Hi%ae (mu.% /e .i3ned in all %$e.i. #opie.)
9
,)3- 1a;out format
-$e 6ollo!in3 re3ula%ion. 6or %$e layou% are #ompul.ory:
- 84 paper (or *n#$e. 8 1&, x 11GG)C
- 6on% .i'e o6 1,, 1"5 line .pa#in3C
- le6% and ri3$% mar3in: a/ou% 3 #en%ime%re.C
- all pa3e. mu.% /e num/ered ei%$er a% %$e %op or /o%%omC
- /ody o6 %$e %$e.i. (#o1er pa3e %o #on#lu.ion.) .$ould no% ex#eed 50 pa3e.C
- %$e exe#u%i1e .ummary .$ould no% ex#eed 3 pa3e.C
- %$e len3%$ o6 %$e o%$er .e#%ion. depend. on %$e 6o#u. o6 %$e .%udyC
- %$e %$e.i. mu.% /e /ound (rin3-/indin3 or 3lue /indin3& ad$e.i1e /indin3)"
,)4- <ord-length of thesis
7e.ear#$ !or4 i. e<ui1alen% %o 15 %o ,0 95-S #redi% poin%. (450 %o 600 $our. .%uden% in1e.%men%
%ime, S*-)"
8 di..er%a%ion e<ui1alen% %o 15 95-S #redi% poin%. i. expe#%ed %o amoun% %o 15,000 %o ,0,000
!ord., ex#ludin3 6i3ure., %ex% /oxe., %a/le., re6eren#e. and appendi#e." -$i. #orre.pond. %o 35 ?
50 pa3e. !i%$ 400 !ord. per pa3e" 5orre.pondin3 %o %$e $i3$er !or4load a di..er%a%ion e<ui1alen%
%o ,0 95-S #redi% poin%. i. expe#%ed %o amoun% %o ,0,000 %o ,5,000 !ord."
,)5- Title page
8n example 6or %$e %i%le pa3e i. 3i1en in appendix 3" -$e 6ir.% pa3e .$ould #on%ain:
- -i%le o6 %$e %$e.i.
- -$e 6ollo!in3 .en%en#e.: N=a.%erG. %$e.i. .u/mi%%ed %o %$e 5$ari%> @ni1er.i%A%.medi'in
Berlin, Freie @ni1er.i%A% and Bum/old% @ni1er.i%A% Berlin in par%ial 6ul6ilmen% o6 %$e
re<uiremen%. 6or %$e a!ard o6 a =a.%er o6 S#ien#e De3ree in *n%erna%ional Beal%$O
- Fame o6 %$e au%$or
- =on%$ and year o6 .u/mi..ion
-$e .e#ond pa3e .$ould #on%ain %$e name. o6 %$e %$e.i. .uper1i.or and .e#ond mar4er"
,)'- 9eclaration of originalit; of &or2
-$e exa#% !ordin3 o6 %$e de#lara%ion o6 ori3inali%y o6 !or4 i. a. 6ollo!." ;lea.e al.o no%e %$a% %$e
de#lara%ion o6 ori3inali%y o6 !or4 a. !ell a. your 5H mu.% /e .i3ned in all #opie. o6 %$e %$e.i." -$e
da%e. o6 5H and de#lara%ion mu.% /e in a##ord !i%$ %$e da%e on %$e %i%le pa3e"
De#lara%ion
-$i. %$e.i. i. %$e re.ul% o6 independen% in1e.%i3a%ion" :$ere my !or4 i. inde/%ed %o %$e !or4 o6
o%$er., * $a1e made appropria%e a#4no!led3emen%."
* de#lare %$a% %$i. .%udy $a. no% already /een a##ep%ed 6or any o%$er de3ree nor i. i% #urren%ly
/ein3 .u/mi%%ed in #andida%ure 6or any o%$er de3ree"
Da%e and #andida%eP. .i3na%ure
10
I(" Thesis su!mission
,.7- =inal document
-$e 6inal do#umen% mu.% /e .u/mi%%ed in 6i1e /ound paper #opie. and one ele#%roni# #opy %o %$e
58D %$ree mon%$. a6%er %$e re.ear#$ %opi# $a. /een appro1ed" -$e ele#%roni# #opy mu.% in#lude
an ele#%roni# 1er.ion o6 %$e a/.%ra#% %o /e pu/li.$ed on %$e %rop9d !e/.i%e (.ee para3rap$ ,1)"
-$e %$e.i. .$ould #on%ain a .%a%emen% #on6irmin3 %$a% !or4 on %$e %$e.i. !a. done !i%$ou%
a..i.%an#e (in #a.e o6 3roup !or4 %$i. re6er. %o %$e #orre.pondin3 par%. o6 ea#$ .%uden%) and %$a%
no auxiliarie. o%$er %$an .pe#i6ied !ere u.ed" Bo%$ %$e de#lara%ion and %$e .%uden%G. 5H mu.% /e
.i3ned in ea#$ o6 %$e %$e.i. #opie."
,.)- *!stract for trop8d &e!site
For %$e pu/li#a%ion on %$e %rop9d !e/.i%e %$e ele#%roni# 1er.ion o6 %$e %$e.i. a/.%ra#% .$ould
#on%ain %$e 6ollo!in3 elemen%. and .$ould no% ex#eed 500 !ord.:
- 8u%$or and pro6e..ion
- Qear
- -$e.i. %i%le, in#ludin3 re.ear#$ #oun%ry, !$ere appropria%e
- Eey !ord.: max" 6
- *n1ol1ed re.ear#$ in.%i%u%ion. and .uper1i.or. (and %$eir a66ilia%ion)
- 8/.%ra#% (pro/lem .%a%emen%&o/0e#%i1e., me%$od., 6indin3., di.#u..ion and
#on#lu.ion)
,..- Plagiarism
Qou are reminded %$a% your %$e.i. mu.% /e your o!n !or4" -$e ori3inali%y o6 your !or4 i. le3ally
/indin3 /y your .i3na%ure under %$e de#lara%ion" ;la3iari.m i. %$e pre.en%a%ion o6 ano%$er per.on.
!or4 a. %$ou3$ i% !ere %$e !ri%erG. o!n" 9xample. o6 pla3iari.m o##ur a% all a#ademi# le1el. and
ran3e 6rom: .%uden%. !$o #opy a .$or% pa..a3e 6rom ano%$er .our#e in%o an e..ay !i%$ou% indi#a%in3
%$a% i% i. a <uo%a%ion 6rom .omeone el.e %o .enior a#ademi#. 6ailin3 %o a#4no!led3e %$e real .our#e o6
an idea or in.i3$% in %$eir o!n !or4"
*% i. a .eriou. a#ademi# o66en#e and i6 pro1en a3ain.% a par%i#ipan% #ould re.ul% in di.<uali6i#a%ion 6rom
%$e a!ard o6 %$e =a.%er o6 S#ien#e in *n%erna%ional Beal%$"
:e reali.e %$a% learnin3 durin3 %$e #our.e re<uire. you %o !or4 !i%$ o%$er peopleG. idea. ne1er%$ele..
%$e.e mu.% /e a#4no!led3ed" *% i. your re.pon.i/ili%y %o en.ure %$a% %$ere i. no dan3er %$a% your !or4
#ould /e %$ou3$% %o in1ol1e a deli/era%e a%%emp% %o de#ei1e %$e reader in%o /elie1in3 a /orro!ed or
#opied idea or pa..a3e i. your ori3inal !or4" -$i. in#lude. a#ademi# .our#e. and any u.e o6 !or4
o/%ained 6rom o%$er .%uden%."
8ll <uo%a%ion. 6rom o%$er .our#e., !$e%$er pu/li.$ed or unpu/li.$ed, mu.% /e properly a#4no!led3ed"
;la3iari.m i. #on.idered 1ery impor%an% a% all in.%i%u%ion." ;la3iari.m .o6%!are de%e#%ion pro3ramme.
!ill /e rou%inely u.ed %o #$e#4 %$e ele#%roni# 1er.ion o6 %$e %$e.i. .u/mi%%ed"
,.$- 8valuation of the thesis
-$e %$e.i. i. e1alua%ed /y %$e %$e.i. .uper1i.or and /y a .e#ond mar4er a. .pe#i6ied /y %$e
5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D)" Bo%$ mar4er. mu.% .u/mi% an examinerG.
repor%"
-$e 3eneral #ri%eria 6or a..e..in3 3rade. and a propo.ed <ue.%ionnaire 6or %$e.i. .uper1i.or. are
a%%a#$ed in appendix 3"
11
-$e 6ollo!in3 #ri%eria are .pe#i6i# %o %$e %$e.i.:
- 7ele1an#e o6 .u/0e#% (%o !or4in3 .i%ua%ion o6 .%uden%, 3eneral in%erna%ional $eal%$
rele1an#e)"
- 5lear de6ini%ion o6 %$e pro/lem and o/0e#%i1e. o6 %$e %$e.i."
- Dp%imal u.e made o6 li%era%ure and #on#ep%ual 6rame!or4. di.#u..ed in %$e #our.e %o
de.#ri/e and analy.e in%erna%ional $eal%$ a.pe#%."
- 8ppropria%e, 0u.%i6ied #on#lu.ion. and 6ea.i/le re#ommenda%ion."
- 2o3i#al 6lo! o6 rea.onin3, !i%$ou% 3ap. or .uper6luou. o1erlap."
- 7ea.ona/le 9n3li.$, !i%$ no%i#ea/le proo6 o6 .pell #$e#4 u%ili.a%ion"
- 5on.i.%en% lay-ou%"
- Su66i#ien%, #orre#%ly #i%ed and #orre#%ly li.%ed re6eren#e."
*n.u66i#ien% da%a or re.ul%. %$a% do no% .uppor% %$e ori3inal $ypo%$e.i., .$ould no% pre1en% a =a.%er-
le1el di..er%a%ion 6rom /ein3 .u##e..6ul, pro1ided %$e .%uden% #an explain and #ri%i#ally a..e.. %$e
rea.on. 6or %$e pro/lem."
*6 %$e examiner.G a..e..men% mar4. di66er 6rom one ano%$er /y one 3rade, %$e ari%$me%i# mean !ill /e
%$e 6inal mar4" *6 %$e mar4. a!arded /y %!o examiner. di66er 6rom one ano%$er /y more %$an one
3rade, %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on 8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D) may a.4 a %$ird mar4er %o e1alua%e
%$e %$e.i." *6 one o6 %$e examiner. a..i3n. %$e 95-S 3rade FK, #orre.pondin3 %o 6ail /u% !i%$ %$e
po..i/ili%y %o impro1e, a %$ird examiner !ill /e a.4ed /y %$e 58D %o e1alua%e %$e %$e.i. in <ue.%ion"
-$e 3rade in %$i. #a.e i. %$e ari%$me%i# a1era3e o6 %$e %!o %op 3rade." -$e %$e.i. i. a##ep%ed i6 /o%$
examiner. a..e..ed i% a% lea.% !i%$ 95-S mar4 9 (.u66i#ien%) #orre.pondin3 %o %$e German mar4 4,0"
Guideline. 6or .uper1i.ion, a..e..men%, and o%$er pro0e#% re<uiremen%. 6ollo! %$e re3ula%ion. o6
5$ari%> @ni1er.i%A%.medi'in Berlin and mee% %rop9d eli3i/ili%y and <uali%y #ri%eria"
,.0- Collo>uium
-$e #ollo<uium i. %o /e .#$eduled a% %$e earlie.% 6our !ee4. a6%er .u/mi..ion o6 %$e 6inal do#umen%"
-$e #ollo<uium i. de6ini%ely %$e la.% .%epC all o%$er re<uiremen%. mu.% /e 6ul6illed /e6ore %$e #ollo<uium
#an %a4e pla#e" 8. pre#ondi%ion 6or %$e .e% up o6 %$e #ollo<uium %$e 6ollo!in3 do#umen%. mu.% /e
pre.en%:
- -rop9d 3rade repor%. !i%$ a% lea.% 40-45 95-S poin%.
- 5er%i6i#a%e. proo6in3 a% lea.% one-year !or4in3 experien#e in a de1elopin3 or a
lo!-middle-in#ome #oun%ry
- Dri3inal .i3ned e1alua%ion 6orm. o6 6ir.% and .e#ond mar4er (and %$ird mar4er,
i6 %$e %!o mar4in3. di66er more %$an one 3rade)
Be.ide. o6 %$e .%uden% %!o examiner. (pre6era/ly a mem/er o6 %$e 5$ari%> 5ommi%%ee on
8dmi..ion. and De3ree. (58D) and one o6 %$e %$e.i. mar4er.), an in.%i%u%eG. #o-!or4er 4eep. %$e
minu%e. par%i#ipa%e in %$e #ollo<uium" For %$e #ollo<uium i% i. re<uired %$a% %$e .%uden% 3i1e. an
a/ou% 10 minu%e. oral pre.en%a%ion o6 %$e =a.%er %$e.i., a po!er poin% pre.en%a%ion i.
re#ommended" -$e examiner. #an a.4 <ue.%ion. rela%ed %o %$e =a.%er %$e.i. and o%$er rela%ed
area." -$e #ollo<uium la.%. up %o 60 minu%e."
,.%- Pu!lication
*n addi%ion %o %$e a/.%ra#%.G pu/li#a%ion on %$e %rop9d !e/.i%e, o%$er pu/li#a%ion., par%i#ularly in
peer-re1ie!ed 0ournal., are .%ron3ly re#ommended" 7e.ul%. o6 %$e %$e.i. .$ould no% $a1e /een
pu/li.$ed /e6ore %$e #ollo<uium !a. $old" Sin#e ,006 %$e =a.%er. ;ro3ramme in *n%erna%ional
Beal%$ o66er. al.o %$e po..i/ili%y %o .u/mi% a pu/li#a%ion in a peer-re1ie!ed 0ournal a. =a.%er %$e.i."
-$e .%uden% mu.% /e 6ir.% au%$or o6 %$e pu/li#a%ion" -$e ar%i#le mu.% /e pu/li.$ed a. an ori3inal
re.ear#$"
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*ppendi? )+ :uggested time planning
:teps =or full-time students
:tarting in :eptem!er
=or part-time students
Durin3 %$e #ore #our.e Durin3 %$e #ore #our.e
5$oi#e o6 %opi# and %$e.i. ou%line Durin3 %$e #ore #our.e Durin3 %$e #ore #our.e,
la%er #$an3e. po..i/le
*den%i6i#a%ion o6 a .uper1i.or and 6ir.% #on%a#% De#em/er %o Ianuary 8ny%ime po..i/le
Su/mi..ion o6 6ull %$e.i. propo.al
5ri%eria 6or a##ep%an#e are li.%ed in para3rap$
3"3 o6 %$e %$e.i. 3uideline.
1 =ay 1 Fe/ruary, 1 =ay, 1
8u3u.% and 1 Fo1em/er
Fo%e a/ou% %$e.i. propo.al a##ep%an#e and
da%e 6or %$e.i. .u/mi..ion
=id-=ay %o end o6 =ay -!o %o 6our !ee4. a6%er
.u/mi..ion
Fir.% dra6% o6 #omple%e %$e.i.
5ri%eria 6or $andin3 in:
- ;ro/lem .%a%emen% #learly and lo3i#ally
de.#ri/edC
- S%udy <ue.%ion.&o/0e#%i1e. #on#i.e, #lear
and une<ui1o#alC
- =e%$od. #learly de.#ri/ed in#ludin3
.ear#$ .%ra%e3y 6or li%era%ure re1ie!C
- =ain $eadin3. and main poin% o6 .%udy
re.ul%. are de.#ri/edC
- 8 .%ar% !i%$ %$e main poin%. 6or di.#u..ion
i. madeC
- 8 .%ar% !i%$ %$e main poin%. 6or
re#ommenda%ion. i. made"
-o /e a3reed !i%$
.uper1i.or
-o /e a3reed !i%$
.uper1i.or
Su/mi..ion o6 6inal %$e.i.:
- 5 paper #opie. !i%$ .i3ned de#lara%ion o6
ori3inali%y o6 !or4 and .i3ned 5HC
- 9le#%roni# 1er.ion o6 %$e %$e.i.C
- 9le#%roni# a/.%ra#% 6or %rop9d !e/.i%e"
=id-8u3u.% %o mid o6
8u3u.% dependin3 on da%e
o6 propo.al a##ep%an#e
-$ree mon%$. la%er
dependin3 on %$e da%e o6
propo.al a##ep%an#e
9x%en.ion o6 %$e.i. .u/mi..ion deadline /y
!ri%%en demand %o %$e 58D
-!o mon%$. ex%en.ion are
po..i/le
-!o mon%$. ex%en.ion are
po..i/le
5ollo<uium By earlie.% 6our !ee4.
a6%er %$e.i. .u/mi..ion
By earlie.% 6our !ee4.
a6%er %$e.i. .u/mi..ion
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*ppendi? .+ Template for title page and second page
-i%le o6 %$e.i.
=a.%erG. %$e.i. .u/mi%%ed %o %$e 5$ari%> @ni1er.i%A%.medi'in Berlin,
Freie @ni1er.i%A% and Bum/old% @ni1er.i%A% Berlin
in par%ial 6ul6ilmen% o6 %$e re<uiremen%. 6or %$e a!ard o6 a
=a.%er o6 S#ien#e de3ree in *n%erna%ional Beal%$
By (add your 6ull name)
=on%$, year
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Fame and %i%le o6 .uper1i.or&6ir.% mar4er
Fame and %i%le o6 .e#ond mar4er
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*ppendi? $+ Thesis mar2ing
-$e.i. mar4in3 i. done /y allo#a%in3 poin%. 6or ea#$ .e#%ion o6 %$e %$e.i., i%. o1erall
approa#$&#on.i.%en#y and i%. pre.en%a%ion"
Se#%ion 5ommen%. =aximum num/er
o6 poin%.
D1erall approa#$
and
#on.i.%en#y
2e1el o6 .#ien%i6i# under.%andin3,
#on.i.%en#y, rele1an#e o6 .u/0e#%, lo3i#al
.%ru#%ure o6 pre.en%a%ion"
;o..i/ili%y %o a##oun% 6or ori3inali%y and
di66i#ul%y o6 %$e .%udy"
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2ay-ou% and
pre.en%a%ion
-e#$ni#al <uali%y: 6orma%, $eadin3.,
la/ellin3 o6 6i3ure. and %a/le., li%era%ure
#i%a%ion., e%#" o6 %$e %$e.i." Su66i#ien%,
#orre#%ly #i%ed and #orre#%ly li.%ed
re6eren#e."
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9xe#u%i1e
.ummary
7e6le#%ion o6 %$e a#$ie1ed #lari%y and
pre#i.ion in re3ard %o pre.en%in3 %$e mo.%
impor%an% i..ue. in a $i3$ly #onden.ed
manner"
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*n%rodu#%ion ;oin%. 3i1en in %$i. .e#%ion re6le#% $o!
!ell %$e #on%ex% in !$i#$ %$e re.ear#$
%oo4 pla#e i. pre.en%ed" 5lear 6ormula%ion
o6 %$e pro/lem and %$e .%udy o/0e#%i1e.
.$ould /e %a4en in%o a##oun%"
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=e%$odolo3y 8ppropria%ene.. o6 %$e me%$odolo3y and
%$e pre#i.ene.. o6 i%. de.#rip%ion
(in#ludin3 %$e %ool. u.ed)"
-$e 3radin3 .$ould al.o re6le#% $o!
limi%a%ion. o6 %$e me%$odolo3y and e%$i#al
i..ue. !ere addre..ed"
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7e.ul%. 7e6le#%ion o6 %$e le1el o6 #lari%y in
or3ani.in3 %$e re.ul%., a##ura#y o6
$andlin3 and pre.en%in3 da%a, and %$e
under.%andin3 .$o!n in analy.in3 and
a33re3a%in3 da%a"
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Di.#u..ion
8nd
5on#lu.ion.
2i%era%ure
re1ie!
5on.idera%ion o6 $o! !ell %$e re.ul%.
!ere in%erpre%ed and pla#ed in%o %$e
!ider #on%ex% o6 %$e li%era%ure" Spe#ial
emp$a.i. i. pla#ed on %$e a/ili%y %o
#ri%i#ally #ompare %$e re.ul%. in %$e li3$%
o6 o%$er e1iden#e and on %$e a!arene..
o6 %$e .%udyG. limi%a%ion." 5on#lu.ion.&
re#ommenda%ion. are 0ud3ed in 1ie! o6
%$eir rele1an#e and appropria%ene.."
;re.en%a%ion o6 %$e #ompre$en.i1ene..
and rele1an#e o6 %$e li%era%ure pre.en%ed
a. !ell a. o6 %$e a/ili%y o6 %$e #andida%e %o
or3ani.e %$e li%era%ure lo3i#ally, %o
#ri%i#ally analy.e %$e in6orma%ion, and %o
pu% i% in%o #on%ex%"
,0
10
-$e %o%al o6 %$e poin%. 3i1en !ill /e #umula%ed"
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*6 le.. %$an or e<ual %o 60 poin%. are a#$ie1ed, %$e %$e.i. i. #on.idered a. 6ailed"
General rule 6or a..i3nin3 poin%. 6or ea#$ .e#%ion (de%ail on mar4in3 .$ee%.):
For .e#%ion. !i%$
max" ,0 poin%.
For .e#%ion. !i%$
max" 15 poin%.
For .e#%ion. !i%$
max" 10 poin%.
For .e#%ion. !i%$
max" 5 poin%.
9x#ellen% 18,5-,0 14-15 9,5-10 5
Hery 3ood 1-18 13-13,5 8,5-9 4,5
Good 15,5-16,5 1,-1,,5 ,5-8 4
Sa%i.6a#%ory 14-15 10,5-11,5 3,5
Su66i#ien% 1,-13,5 9-10 6-6,5 3
Fail R1, R9 R6 R3
For %$e 6inal %$e.i. mar4, %$e per#en%a3e poin% .#ale $a. %o /e #on1er%ed in%o a mar4 /e%!een
8 and F and 1 and 5" -$i. i. de%ailed in %$e 6ollo!in3 %a/le:
Definition ECTS Grade ECTS
Percentage
Points
German
Percentage
Points
German
Grade
ou%.%andin3 per6orman#e
!i%$ only minor error.
8: 9x#ellen% 93 - 100S 9 ? 100 S 1,0
93 ? 96 S 1,3
a/o1e %$e a1era3e .%andard
/u% !i%$ .ome error.
B: Hery 3ood 86 - 9,S 89 ? 9, S 1,
86 ? 88 S ,,0
3enerally .ound !or4 !i%$ a
num/er o6 no%a/le error.
5: Good

3 - 85S 81 ? 85 S ,,3
? 80 S ,,
3 ? 6 S 3,0
6air /u% !i%$ .i3ni6i#an%
.$or%#omin3.
D: Sa%i.6a#%ory 66 - ,S 66 ? , S 3,3
per6orman#e mee%. %$e
minimum #ri%eria
9: Su66i#ien% 60 - 65S 63 ? 65 S 3,
60 ? 6, S 4,0
.ome more !or4 re<uired
/e6ore %$e #redi% #an /e
a!arded
FK: Fail R 60S 4 ? 59 S 5,0
#on.idera/le 6ur%$er !or4 i.
re<uired
F: Fail 46 S 6,0
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