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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.

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.

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

Internship(s)