Universität Wien

300400 SE Preparation for academic research and writing (2014W)

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

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. 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!


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

There will be one special topic for each week. The topics will be selected with regard to prior knowledge and interests of the participants.
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, ...

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

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

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