Checking date: 30/04/2020


Course: 2019/2020

Bachelor Thesis (Sociology)
(14647)
Dual Bachelor in Political Science and Sociology (2009 Study Plan) (Plan: 192 - Estudio: 247)


Coordinating teacher: GOMEZ GARCIA, MARIA VICTORIA PALOMA

Department assigned to the subject: Social Analysis Department

Type: Bachelor Thesis
ECTS Credits: 18.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Only students formalising the registration of all pending subjects of their studies will be able to register in the End of Grade Dissertation
After taking the End of Grade Dissertation the student: - Will know a sociological topic in depth - Will put into practice the theoretical, methodological and technical knowledge, as well as the instrumental skills acquired during their degree studies - Will be able to clearly state targets and hypothesis and consistently structure a research piece of work - Will display ability to only use sources and resources recognized by the scientific community, and cite rigorously - Will acquire practical experience in the use of research methods - Will transmit clearly relevant findings - Will be able to explain orally the reasons for the choice of a particular research topic, the structure of the research, the use of sources, the relevant findings and the main conclusions
Description of contents: programme
The Bachelor Thesis aims to give students the opportunity to show the scientific and methodological level they have reached in their studies by conducting in-depth work on a specific topic. The Bachelor Thesis is conceived from a flexible approach: - Critical analysis of existing scientific studies - Critical comparison of sociological theories - Critical review of interpretations of a given topic - Analysis of field work already done - Application of sociological theories to a case study - Any other consistent and well founded approach
Learning activities and methodology
The Bachelor Thesis can be done under two different ways: - General: The general modality of the Bachelor Thesis on Sociology is based on the idea that students work on the subject they prefere, always directed and supervised by their tutors. The general modality includes: - 4 hours of tutorial in the classroom - 4 hours of individual tutorial - Specific: modality in which a single student works under the direction of a teacher who must previously accept this rol. The student will receive at least 8 hourss of orientation. In both cases students are expected to work 450 hours
Assessment System
- QUALITY OF THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT: 2.5/10 - ORAL PRESENTATION: 2.5/10 - RESEARCH CAPACITY: 5/10 The University uses the Turnitin Feedback Studio program within the Aula Global for the delivery of student work. This program compares the originality of the work delivered by each student with millions of electronic resources and detects those parts of the text that are copied and pasted. If the student has correctly made the appointment and the bibliographic reference of the documents he uses as a source, Turnitin will not mark it as plagiarism.
Additional information

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.