Timeline for What does 'open position for bachelor project' actually mean?
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| Mar 17, 2019 at 19:41 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | @O.R.Mapper: Indeed, here they usually get credit points and the chance of authorship. | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 19:34 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | "if somebody comes along wanting to do the work for free, it’s a win–win situation." - not sure about that. At a time where academic working conditions are increasingly criticized, I have also seen a certain reluctance to accept any collaboration unless the collaborator gets something tangible (a concrete box ticked in the list of things to do for their major, money, or their name on a publication) for it. | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 19:11 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | @O.R.Mapper: I have seen it happen. At least in my academic vicinity, there is a trend towards students doing research internships (sometimes because they can get a few credit points for it). As hiwi positions require money, they may not always happen, and if somebody comes along wanting to do the work for free, it’s a win–win situation. | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 17:42 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | ... closer to imply doing what one gets told and getting money for it), but may be transferrable to one another. And of course, it's possible money for paid work is available, although I find it a bit odd if Bachelor theses were widely advertised, but open Hiwi positions are not. Of course, that's in my experience, and customs may differ between institutions. | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 17:41 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | "If a group advertises specific projects and does not find a bachelor student, they may also be happy if you are willing to take on such a project (if you bring all the prerequisites)." - does that actually happen? I have a hard time imagining the departments I worked with would have accepted to supervise any project that was not a) a mandatory part of the student's major, or b) paid research assistant ("Hiwi") work. Typically, the tasks for a) and b) are quite different (because a) should result in something individual at least partly determined by the student, whereas b) is a lot ... | |
| Mar 5, 2019 at 10:46 | history | answered | Wrzlprmft♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |