Term paper

A term paper is a study usually written work, which is a (partial) examination in the context of a scientific university studies.

Seminar papers at universities

The issue stems from a rule, held a seminar at the university, but can also be the development of a field exercise, or the like to be. Their scale varies depending on the degree and type of event; usually has a term paper of between about 10 and 30 pages in A4 format.

The term paper is a research work mainly an exercise for learning the techniques and requirements that are necessary for preparing an exam or thesis. Since the seminar work relatively little experience of their authors is to assume they are not, or only limited quotable in general. This is true - regardless of the quality of their content - even in public or internet accessibility, especially in the jurisprudential area.

In order to prepare a seminar paper must - be strictly respected to a logical structure, clean and honest research, positive thoughts and formulations and consistent citation and correct citations and borrowings - as with any other scientific work also.

A seminar work (other than a term paper ) either during the semester made ​​parallel to a seminar and / or a comprehensive elaboration of a presentation, which was held in a seminar.

Special rules for high schools

At Bavarian vocational high schools and vocational high schools students must when moving from the 12th to the 13th grade also a " pre-scientific " create work that is referred to as a seminar work. This name comes from the fact that this work is created as a rule in the so-called seminar phase at the end of 12th grade.

In some German Länder (eg Bavaria ) a seminar paper must be made within the wissenschaftspropädeutischen seminar.

In Austria can be written as a preliminary to the Matura school thesis, which replaces a written examination and should correspond in scope and scientific rigor as a seminar paper.

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