Information on seminar papers
To find out whether it is possible to write a seminar paper in a course and what the application deadlines are, please refer to the respective page on our courses & deadlines. Topics are usually assigned in the first session. Please contact the supervising member of staff directly if you have any further questions regarding content.
In coordination with other chairs of the Management and Marketing department of the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, all our application and registration procedures for seminars are carried out via StudiLöwe. As soon as the course catalogue for the respective semester is published, you will also find more detailed information on the time, location and content of the seminars. You can apply or register for seminar places via StudiLöwe. This follows the same procedure for all seminars each semester: the first registration phase (application procedure) starts when the course catalogue opens. As soon as this is completed, places are allocated or cancelled. Subsequently (if places are still available), a succession procedure (first come, first served) is offered. This means that all seminar places are allocated as uniformly and promptly as possible before the start of lectures.
Requirements for seminar papers
The following requirements are generally placed on term papers and seminar papers. However, please also note the requirements announced in the course, as these may differ in part.
Length:
(plus cover page, table of contents and appendices)
- Seminar paper / project report: 20-25 pages
- Term paper: 12 - 20 pages (depending on the subject or required credits)
Design:
- Format: DIN A 4
- Line spacing: 1.5 lines
- Font type and size: Times New Roman 12pt or Arial 11pt
- Margins: 2 cm (right, left, top, bottom)
- Tables and figures: Must be labelled and numbered.
Each element must be referenced at least once in the text.
Citation:
Please cite according to the rules of the German Society of Psychology (DGPs):
German Society for Psychology. (2007). Guidelines for manuscript design (3rd, revised and expanded ed.). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
A clear summary of the most important aspects of the above-mentioned manuscript can be found here.
Structure:
Our guide to writing theses can provide you with comprehensive assistance, which you can use as a basis. You should read it and derive relevant aspects relating to seminar papers from it.
Submission:
In addition to the printed version, all papers must be submitted in electronic form in the original format (Word (.doc/.docx) or Open Office (.odf)) and in PDF format (.pdf), as random checks for plagiarism are carried out. Ask the lecturer about the format of the submission before handing it in.
