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These are structural guidelines for your final BA-Documentation.
Front Page
Imprint
Title: Title
Author: First Name Last Name, …
Matrikel-Nr.: 0000
Date: June 2018
© Zurich University of the Arts, Department Design, Interaction Design
Mentors: First Name Last Name, …
Typeface: Name
Abstract (50-100 words) - general insight into the topic, project and findings.Overview - your narrative or organisation of your content
Table of Contents
Main Content
Format of the organisation is flexible but it needs to feature:
Introduction (general introduction to the project c.a. 1,500 words)
Background and Context
Research Questions
Methodology
Motivation
Chapter Overview (narrative or organisation of your content)
Part A (
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theoretical and conceptual background 6,000–8,000 words)
Introduction
Related Work
Field Research (interviews, user studies, observations, etc.)
Conclusion: Concept
Part B (
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project development and documentation 6,000–8,000 words)
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Introduction
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Experiments
Prototypes (incl. user tests if needed)
Conclusion: Results
General Conclusion (general conclusion of the project c.a. 1,500 words)
Bibliography
Organised alphabetically by order of source genre: book, book chapter, journal article, conference article, academic thesis, newspaper article, web article, etc.
Accepted styles: APA, CMS, or other or refer to the document ba_thesis_viad_2017.pdf for details for each type of reference. The important part is when you choose your style to be consistent and homogeneous throughout.
Usually, you can follow this guideline: Last name, First name. Date. Title. Publisher.
For book chapter, journal and conference papers, study, etc. It's usually Last name, First name. Date. "Title of article". In book title or publication. etc.
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Additional elements
You should feature at the beginning acknowledgments, especially if you worked with users and participants, if you benefited from all sorts of support, etc.
At the end, if needed, add an annex with additional documents.
Number your pages.
It's good practice to add a header throughout with the title of your document and the current chapter.
Footnotes should be used sparingly and with a strong added value.
(3) Citation and Images
Text and Numbers
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Konzept, Aufbau und Gesamteindruck
- Argumentationsverlauf und Schlüssigkeit
- Korrekte Ausführung formaler Aspekte wie Zitate, Bibliographie, Quellen, usw.
- Qualität der Methodik
- Qualität der Recherche und Untersuchung
- Interpretation und Originalität
- Artikulation, sprachliche Umsetzung und Differenziertheit
- visuelle sowie gestalterische Anteile
Die Gesamtnote für den theoretischen Teil der Bachelorarbeit setzt sich wie folgt zusammen: die schriftliche Arbeit zählt 75% und das Kolloquium 25%.
(6) General Literature
Merkblatt für die Abfassung von schriftlichen Arbeiten im DDE: https://www.zhdk.ch/file/live/ba/badd19380bf8b54bd5cb8e9d69810a8b74c4b334/dde_merkblatt_zum_verfassen_schriftlicher_arbeiten.pdf
Organisation of references: https://www.zhdk.ch/miz-literaturverwaltung
Schreibtrainer der Uni Essen: http://www.uni-due.de/~lge292/trainer/trainer/start.html
Jürg Niederhausen, Duden: die schriftliche Arbeit, 4. ed. (Mannheim: Duden-Verlag, 2006). Wolfgang Weimer, Logisches Argumentieren (Stuttgart: Reclam, 2005).
Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 7th Edition (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2007).
Otto Kruse, Keine Angst vor dem leeren Blatt: Ohne Schreibblockaden durchs Studium (Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag, 2004).
Michael Harvey, "Nuts & Bolts of College Writing (Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing, 2003).
Christian Boulanger and Raimund Krämer, Wissenscha!liches Schreiben (Potsdam: Universitätsverlag, 2005).
Nigel Warburton, Basics of Essay Writing (London: Routledge, 2006.
(7) Examples of how to combine theory and practice in a thesis
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