Hochschuldidaktik

Supervising bachelor and master theses (D/E)


Dates and work units: 16 WU

  • Fri, 17th of April 2026, 10:00 – 16:00 o’clock online (6 WU)
  • self-paced learning between both workshop days (4 WU)
  • Fri, 8th of May 2026, 10:00 – 16:00 o’clock online (6 WU)



Registration:
Please register until 3th of April 2026.
Later registrations may not be taken into account.

Content:
For many students, writing a thesis can be a challenging experience, especially when they encounter unexpected problems on the level of content, methodology, and/or organization. As a supervisor it is part of your role to help students to identify and to overcome these challenges. Thus, being a supervisor can be a complex task.
In this workshop, you have the chance to prepare for this task and to expand your strategies for supervising a thesis. You will get to know tools that can help you to structure your work as supervisor, you will discuss different ways of providing assistance and feedback and relate them to the criteria that are being used to assess a thesis in your field. Furthermore, you will reflect what is (or can be) expected from you in the role of a supervisor.
We will work in an interactive online setting which will invite you to share your experiences, questions and thoughts, and discuss them with the group. Connected to inputs and practical advice, this workshop aims at offering you a well-balanced combination of new information and reflective impulses.
This two-day course includes a self-learning task between day one and day two, so please reserve a timeslot of two hours to prepare the task and two more hours to meet with a peer from the workshop.


Learning objectives:
Participants ...

  • got to know methods of supervising and guiding students in the various phases of preparing and writing a thesis;
  • reflected on (subject-specific) aspects of being a supervisor including the related expectations;
  • identified and design the different stages of a supervision in your field;
  • explored their own understanding of being a supervisor.



Venue:
Online: you will receive information on the meeting details before the workshop.


Methods and approaches:

  • Subject-specific phases of a Bachelor or Master thesis
  • Approaches to supervise and counsel students during their thesis
  • Role and tasks of a supervisor
  • Assessment criteria for Bachelor and Master Theses
  • Constructive feedback



Course language: English

Faciliator:
Dr. Angelika Thielsch: a member of the section for teaching and learning in higher education of the University of Göttingen.