This seminar accompanies the lecture on advanced research methods. It aims at deepening knowledge about the design of academic research projects in social sciences, methodology and methods for gathering and interpreting data. In class room exercises, the students will be familiarized with the employment of different methodological instruments and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain research designs. Specific methodological challenges and strategies in the field of global labour studies will also be addressed. In working groups, students develop an own research project which will be presented at the end of the semester. The course leads towards the elaboration of a proposal for the master thesis. Requirements: active participation, group work and presentation, research diary, proposal for master thesis