300400 SE Preparation for academic research and writing (2014W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 08.09.2014 08:00 to We 24.09.2014 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.10.2014 18:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
Preparatory meeting: Thursday 9 Oct 2014 17:00-17:30, Large Seminar Room Anthropology
Thereafter weekly: on Thursdays 17:00-18:30, Large Seminar Room Anthropology
Attendance compulsory at all times!
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Aims, contents and method of the course
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 homework (within 7 days of the last seminar) with a positive grade
Regular attendance + oral (discussions, answering questions in class) + most written homework (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 scientific publication (including theses).
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
Further reading material will be available as handouts and on the learning-platform Moodle.
Association in the course directory
B-WZB
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43
Possible topics, for example:
research ethics, search for literature, questionnaire design, formal structure of a scientific publication, figures & tables, citations and references, authorship determination, useful software and databases, ...