Scientific Writing
Niveau
Beginner
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Appropriately formulate research questions.
- Plan methodical approaches to answer research questions.
- Research, evaluate, and cite specialized literature.
- Conduct research and write a scientific paper of moderate complexity and manageable scope.
- Appropriately formulate research questions.
- Plan methodical approaches to answer research questions.
- Research, evaluate, and cite specialized literature.
- Conduct research and write a scientific paper of moderate complexity and manageable scope.
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
This introductory course on academic research and writing aims to familiarize students with the peculiarities, rules, and fundamentals of science and scholarly work. The focus is on learning and understanding deductive and inductive methods and empirical procedures for gaining knowledge. Students are prepared to independently write seminar papers according to the common standards, including dealing with literature and understanding the quality of academic works. Emphasis is placed on intellectual honesty and intersubjective comprehensibility.
Recommended specialist literature
- Day, R. A., & Gastel, B. (2016). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (8th ed.). Greenwood. ISBN: 978-1440842801.
- Alley, M. (2018). The Craft of Scientific Writing (4th ed.). Springer. ISBN: 978-1441982872.
- Alley, M. (2018). The Craft of Scientific Writing (4th ed.). Springer. ISBN: 978-1441982872.
Assessment methods and criteria
Scientific paper, presentation
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Share of e-learning in %
0
Semester hours per week
1.0
Planned teaching and learning method
Presentation, group work, discussion, exercises
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4
Name of lecturer
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
4_7
Type of course/module
seminar-degree
Type of course
Compulsory