Academic Work
Niveau
Master's program
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can describe the rules by which academic work functions
• can apply these rules to a specific project
• can write an exposé and coordinate the research problem, research question and methodological approach
• can describe the rules by which academic work functions
• can apply these rules to a specific project
• can write an exposé and coordinate the research problem, research question and methodological approach
Prerequisites for the course
no prerequisites
Course content
Students are introduced to the areas of philosophy of science and academic work. The objectives of academic work are discussed and applied to their own research problems. As part of the course, students thus develop an initial exposé draft for a master's thesis.
Recommended specialist literature
- Poser, H. (2001): Wissenschaftstheorie. Eine philosophische Einführung (Ed. 1), Reclam, Dithingen (ISBN: 978-3150181256)
- Franck, N. (2017): Handbuch Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten (Ed. 3), Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main (ISBN: 978-3825247485)
- Franck, N. (2017): Handbuch Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten (Ed. 3), Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main (ISBN: 978-3825247485)
Assessment methods and criteria
Report
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
The following methods are used:
- Lecture with discussion
- Interactive workshop
- Lecture with discussion
- Interactive workshop
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
3