Project Seminar

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 20.06.2025.

Module identifier

22B1929

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

English

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summer term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Brief description

This module is the accompanying seminar to the module "Academic Project". In this module, students have the opportunity to exchange ideas about selected problems and issues from their projects. Through this exchange, a scientific discourse about different projects, their approaches and methodological procedures as well as about occurring problems and approaches to solutions is possible. Students present specific sections from their projects and discuss intermediate products and methodological implementations. In this way, a validation of the methodology of individual project sections is possible before they are implemented. Furthermore, this module offers the opportunity to get to know different projects and their methodical implementations and to understand the problems and approaches to solving them. This gives the students a deeper understanding of different research and development methods.

Teaching and learning outcomes

1. Accompanying support of a practice-related research or development project through regular exchange with teachers and peers.
2. Project management, time management, self-management 
3. Presentation and discussion of project-related work steps and challenges

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
45SeminarPresence or online-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
105Preparation/follow-up for course work-
Ungraded exam
  • Project Report, written and Project Report, oral
Exam duration and scope

  • Project report (oral): approx. 15 minutes presentation of the interim project status, approx. 15 minutes discussion with teachers and peers.
  • Project report (written): approx. 10-15 pages of written presentation of the interim project status.

The requirements are specified in the respective course.

Recommended prior knowledge

Participation requires the completion of a practical scientific project. In the module, knowledge and competences in the areas of scientific research, evaluation of sources, research methodology and scientific writing are required.

Knowledge Broadening

Students who have successfully studied the module, 

  • describe basic methods of project and time management

Knowledge deepening

Students who have successfully studied the module, 

  • present project-specific content and research methods in a differentiated manner

Knowledge Understanding

Students who have successfully studied the module, 

  • question, evaluate, discuss, develop, criticize and verify approaches to the implementation of specific approaches and methods.

Application and Transfer

Students who have successfully studied this module, 

  • apply project and time management methods in a structured manner within the framework of a more comprehensive research or development project

Communication and Cooperation

Students who have successfully studied this module, 

  • present their work steps, work results and open questions orally and in writing in a clearly structured form
  • discuss current work steps and challenges of the research or development project they have carried out in an exchange with teachers and peers
  • give constructive feedback on content, methodological approaches and open questions of other research or development projects

Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism

Students who have successfully studied this module, 

  • recognize the importance of physiotherapy research for their personal professionalization and the further development of the discipline

Literature

Portney LG & Watkins MP (2015) Foundations of Clinical Research - Application to Practice 3rd Ed. (revised), PEARSON; Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

Project-specific literature

Linkage to other modules

The module Project Seminar takes place parallel to the module "Academic Project". These two modules are the basis for writing the bachelor thesis.

Applicability in study programs

  • Physiotherapy
    • Physiotherapy B.Sc. (01.03.2025)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Zalpour, Christoff
    Teachers
    • Möller, Dirk
    • Ballenberger, Nikolaus