Scientific Work & Writing Group I (ILV)
BackCourse lecturer:
Mag.a (FH) Dr.
Marika Gruber
Course number | B4.06360.20.290 |
Course code | WAS |
Curriculum | 2024 |
Semester of degree program | Semester 2 |
Mode of delivery | Presence- and Telecourse |
Units per week | 2,4 |
ECTS credits | 4,0 |
Language of instruction | German |
The students
- discuss theoretical approaches to the topic of science and are familiar with scientific quality standards and their relationship to fundamental positions in scientific theory. They localize characteristics, goals and procedures of scientific work, understand the importance of correct scientific work for the quality of research results and apply these findings.
- learn to critically scrutinize scientific findings and empirical studies and their underlying data and results, including the interpretations derived from them, through insights into the philosophy of science and the introduction to basic questions of scientific ethics.
- can name and implement the criteria of scientific rigor and the quality criteria of scientific work as well as the principles for the preparation of scientific texts.
- can critically scrutinize scientific findings and empirical studies and their underlying data and results, including the interpretations derived from them.
- can put the techniques and procedures of academic work into practice and master the methods of citation, paraphrasing and the correct citation of sources both in the text and in the bibliography. They can use scientific resources for their own research process.
- The in-depth knowledge of scientific work and the quality criteria of research methods help students to assess the quality of studies, data and information. They learn to view topics objectively from several perspectives and to question and form their own opinion in a reflective manner.
- students are enabled to analyze and assess their own texts and texts by other authors with regard to their scientific quality and to optimize their own text competence.
- They apply diagnosis-based, domain-specific measures.
- You will be able to use artificial intelligence in a targeted manner and realistically assess the value of its use.
- Scientific thinking, scientific ethics
- Criteria of science and research
- Requirements and criteria for scientific texts (rules and prohibitions)
- Explanation of terms: Definition, description, explanation, normative statements, context of discovery, justification and use, analytical and synthetic statements, object and metalanguage, thesis and argument, theory, model, hypothesis, induction, deduction, abduction
- Selection of topics and sensible and correct delimitation of topics
- Development of research question, research objective
- Scientific handling of literature: types of literature, literature research (online and print media), correct citation
- Structure of scientific papers
- Scientific writing
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Lecture, moderated group work, presentation, exercise, self-study
Cumulative module grade: The individual course grade of ILV "Scientific Work and Writing" is incorporated into the overall module grade and is weighted in accordance with its assigned ECTS credits
Assessment type: continuous assessment
Assessment method/s: Exercise sheets, presentation of exercises, written final portfolio