Bachelor Thesis
Full course description
The BA thesis is the final piece of work in the BA Digital Society programme, providing you with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge developed in the preceding two and a half years. You are expected to write a substantial thesis (9000-11,000 words) that adheres to the conventions of academic writing and to make a digital object. Making a digital object (such as a podcast, video, animation, or data visualisation) enables you to approach research questions from a practical perspective. This combination enables you to demonstrate your understanding of digital technologies and their societal impact inside-out. Ideally, the thesis project you work on also prepares you for a future job or further studies in an MA programme.
Course objectives
After completing your BA thesis, you will be able to:
- Write a substantial academic essay that draws on the knowledge and skills acquired in previous Digital Society courses;
- Develop a methodological framework and conduct independent research;
- Collect literature that is relevant to the chosen research question and use it to build a sound, written academic argument;
- Consider the possibilities and limitations of using digital objects to collect and/or analyse data.
Recommended reading
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., & William J. M. (2016). The craft of research (4th ed.). University of Chicago Press.
Greetham, B. (2014). How to write your undergraduate dissertation (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Rawlins, J., & Metzger, S. (2009). The writer’s way (7th ed.). Houghton Mifflin.