Universität Wien

300400 SE Preparation for the Bachelor-Thesis: From structure to citations (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

on Thursdays 17:00-18:30, Large Seminar room of the Department of Anthropology
Attendance obligatory, starts on October 3rd, 2013
Moodle

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. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

There will be one special topic for each week.
For example:
-- Principles of scientific work, ethics
-- Search for literature (Where? How?) and criteria for quality assurance (book/journal/press; peer review, impact factor, H-index)
-- Formal structure of a scientific publication (several topics)
Which parts are there? What should be stated in which part?
-- Statistical basics and how they are reported in a scientific text
-- Figures & tables
-- Citations and references
-- Aesthetics of fonts, line spacing, and paragraphs
-- Popular software for word processing, data analysis, and management of the literature and citations
-- What happens after the bachelor studies? What is a master thesis? How can I find a topic and a supervisor?

Assessment and permitted materials

The following criteria have to be met in order to pass this course:
Regular attendance + oral (discussions, answering questions in class) + most written homeworks (within 7 days of the last seminar) with a positive grade

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this seminar is to learn about and practice fundamental aspects of scientific work with regard to the formal structure of a bachelor thesis.

Examination topics

Each topic is introduced by the lecturer. Demonstrations in search engines and specific software will support the talk. Examples will be discussed with the students and where possible also practiced in hands-on training during the seminar. Additional literature will be provided via handouts and the elearning-platform. To study each topic in more detail, there will be small written homework to be completed within the following week. Results and questions will then be discussed in class.

Reading list

Additional literature will be provided via handouts and the elearning-platform.

Association in the course directory

B-WZB

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