Universität Wien

120038 KO Freies Wahlfach (2009S)

Practical Research Skills

3.50 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Diese LVA gilt für die Freifächer (UniStG).

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 36 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 13.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 20.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 27.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 03.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 24.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 08.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 15.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 22.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 29.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 05.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 12.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 19.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Friday 26.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students of any level embarking on or currently working on literary and cultural studies/linguistics research papers are invited to develop their research skills by exploring research as a process that involves questions such as: How do I go about formulating and defining my research questions? What academic information resources are there and how can I use them best in my research? How and in what manner can and should my paper integrate existing research? What aspects of information literacy, i.e. the ability to define an information need, to find and select relevant information and to use it in an appropriate and ethical manner, can help me to become a proficient researcher in my subject area? While the focus of this class is on each student developing his or her own practical research skills and knowledge of available research tools, students will also be asked to consider the research process in their subject in the wider contexts of academic knowledge production and the so-called information society.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral presentations; active participation in e-learning activities (forums, wiki, assignments); research log on a current research project

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim is for students to reflect on and develop their own research skills, to become actively aware of the steps and strategies involved in the research process and to find out about existing research tools and how to use them. Students will also develop an awareness of wider research issues, such as questions concerning the ethical use of information in an academic context/plagiarism, the reliability or unreliability of internet sources or current developments in the dissemination of academic content and its implications for the research process. Using their own personal research experience as a reference point, students develop into active and reflective research and information literacy practitioners well able to embark on new research projects.

Examination topics

A method mix of interactive and collaborative class work, e-learning activities and individual reflection and research

Reading list

Background reading will be provided in thematic chapters in the course of the semester. Rumsey, Sally: How to Find Information: A Guide for Researchers. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2008 is recommended as a useful guide to finding and evaluating information for research projects.

Association in the course directory

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