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Participation at courses

How can I register for a course?

Registration for the courses is done online via PULS. For the winter semester 21/22, the registration period starts on 1st of October 2021. Please register for all the courses you are interested in by 22nd of October 2021 at the latest, as the first contact between the lecturer and you will take place via PULS. You will receive all other organisational information, including the password for the respective course, on the Moodle platform via e-mail on 25th of April 2021.

For further information on procedural details and answers regarding your questions, please consult the following website on PULS:

https://puls.uni-potsdam.de/qisserver/rds?state=verpublish&status=init&vmfile=no&moduleCall=hilfeseiten&publishConfFile=textvorlagen&publishSubDir=up&breadcrumb=Hilfeseiten&noDBAction=y&init=y

How do I register for a course if I have not received information on my university account for PULS yet?

In case you are not able to register for a course via PULS due to technical issues (e.g. you have not yet received your log-in information for PULS), please contact the lecturer who is offering your course via e-mail.

How will I receive the password for the Moodle course?

The password for the course on the platform Moodle will be distributed by the lecturer before the start of the course.

Which performance requirements will be set at our courses?

Requirements to pass your courses are based upon the requirements in the according module catalogue. Details on the specific requirements of your course can be found in the according course description on PULS as well as in the course schedule on Moodle.

When and how does the chair offer consulation hours?

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chair for German Politics and Government does not offer consultation hours in person. However, our team can be contacted via e-mail.

Deadlines and submitions

When is the deadline to register for a course via PULS?

Information about the registration period for courses can be found here:

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/studium/dates-and-deadlines/important-dates-and-deadlines-during-your-studies

Please note the specific regulations at the Chair for German Politics and Government. During the winter semester 21/22, the following regulations apply: You need to register for all the courses you are interested in until the 22nd of October 2021. This early registration is important, as the first contact between the lecturer and you will take place via PULS; this procedure assures that the lecturer is able to contact you with further information about the course.

What can I do if have not applied for an examination in time?

You may be able to register during the next examination period. A participation in an examination you have not registered for in time is not possible.

Am I able to withdraw from an examination that I have already registered for?

Yes, as long as you are still within the registration, enrollment, and withdrawal period for courses. For module examinations you can withdraw until eight days before the examination takes place.

If you have effectively withdrawn from an exam/examination registration, the previous registration for the exam is deemed not to have been made.

Until when do I have to submit my academic assignment?

The submission deadline will be announced by your lecturer. Please check the seminar schedule of your course.

What should I do if I cannot participate at an examination due to health reasons?

Please hand in a medical certificate within 7 calendar days.

Please ask your examination office/study office for further details.

You should also inform the responsible lecturer about your inability to take the exam.

When are the grades for a course accessible via PULS?

Grades are processed via PULS after all assignments have been submitted and corrected. Depending on the number of participants, the evaluation of assignments can be more time-consuming than on average. Therefore, please refrain from asking for grades to be posted on PULS.

If you are in need of your gradeahead of time, for example due to the imminent completion of your studies, please contact the secretary’s office of our chair during the lecture period as early as possible (Sabine.Eichleruuni-potsdampde).

Academic and qualificational assignments

What do I have to consider when preparing and writing my thesis?

Please consult the website of the University of Potsdam in good time. There you will find further information on deadlines and procedural requirements. You can find the link here:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/studium/studying/organizing-your-exams/final-thesis

Furthermore, the steps for registration and writing a thesis are summarized on our chair website. You can find the link here:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/politik-und-regieren/index-1/abschlussarbeiten-am-lehrstuhl-fuer-politik-und-regieren-in-deutschland

How do I contact my potential supervisor?

Please contact the lecturer directly. The contact details as well as their consultation hours can be found at their own websites

When do I contact my potential supervisor

If you already know that you want to write your thesis at the Chair for German Politics and Government please click here.

What can I prepare for my first contact

As long as it has not been discussed differently at one of our courses, please your the following form for your assignment. For qualificational assignements, please also send us your PULS-list
The form is a helpful method to think about some aspects of your basic research design. Especially important is the research question as well as the short description of your assignment.

Which demands do I have to fulfil to write a thesis at the Chair for German Politics and Government?

For theses we demand, that you have successfully completed a specialization module of our chair.
You should be able to work with the research design you have chosen - theoretically, methodologically and in terms of content. This requires that you are capable of the required knowledge - corresponding to your progress of studies.
You should be able to write your thesis in a stylistically and formally appealing way. You can also use our templation.
Each assignment must be equipped with a declaration of writership and an acknowledgement of plagiarism guidelines. Please use our templation for that.

What happens after I have submitted my assignment/thesis?

After your assignment has been submitted, the evaluation phase starts. Regarding to how much you have written, the duration of this phase can vary.
For and Bachelor theses, a duration of four and for Master theses a duration of six weeks is scheduled.
If your assignments have not been examined during this period, please contact the secretary of our chair.

Will I receive feedback about my assignment/thesis?

For academic assignment we do not always write expert's reports or evaluations. Please listen to the announcements of your lecturer.
For theses we will write an expert's letter, which will be made available for students. In case of a Master's assignment, this expert's letter is also the basis for the preparation of a possible disputation.

How does the disputation of my Masters thesis proceed?

The disputation takes about 50 minutes. The student has a maximum of 20 minutes to present the central findings of his/her Master thesis. The presentation should be done without any additional tools and should not extend the time limit.
Subsequently, the supervisors and the student discuss the research structure and the results of the master thesis in a 30-minute expert discussion and the supervisors have the opportunity to ask the student questions about his work. This talk is supposed to show, how far students are able to expound the critics of the expert's letters.

What happens in case of an attempted fraud?

The general procedure can be found in the study regulations as well as the examination regulations (further information can be found here )
If an assignment is found to include a plagiarism, the grade 5,0 will be marked in PULS. Also, the board of examiners will be informed about the attempted fraud (more information can be found here.)