Universität Wien

442611 SE Challenges in Research II - from practical work to publication (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 44 - Doktoratsstudium Naturwissenschaften und technische Wissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
VDS-PH
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. 16 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

According to the directive of the rectorate of the University of Vienna, between Wednesday, 11 March 2020, and Friday, 3 April 2020, all lecture courses will change to remote learning.

For this seminar, the content of the first three classes (18 March, 25 March, 1 April) will be added to the remaining classes starting on Wednesday, 22 April.

As a consequence, the seminar will take place every Wednesday starting from 22 April 2020, between 10:00 and 12:00 SINE TEMPORE in the Kurt-Gödel lecture hall on the ground floor.

If you would experience any disadvantage from the new arrangement e.g. due to a conflict with another lecture course please approach Christiane Losert-Valiente Kroon on behalf of the other course instuctors any time. We will do our best to find a better alternative.

UPDATE 1 APRIL 2020:
According to an update by the rectorate and Director of Studies the modalities of the course will be switched to digital teaching. The first virtual session of the course will take place on Wednesday, 22 April. We will keep you updated on the specifics via email and thank you for your patience.

  • Wednesday 18.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 25.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 01.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 22.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 29.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 06.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 13.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 20.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 27.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 03.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 10.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 17.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 24.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course aims at giving an overview of research done by students at the Faculty of Physics as well as offer a place to connect with students from other groups and refine your skills in writing scientific articles. After an introduction on the publication process in the first units, students will give weekly talks on scientific articles from their research field. Challenges they are facing in translating the scientific work into a publication and how to overcome them will be discussed. Occasionally, there will be visits to laboratories to get an insight into the practical work related to the publications discussed in the seminar.

This course is open to students from all areas of physics (theoretical, computational or experimental) and to both PhD and MSc students. All presentations will be done in English.

UPDATE 15 April 2020:
Switching from classroom to virtual activities some of the delivery methods have to be adapted:
The weekly talks on scientific articles and visits to the laboratories are cancelled.
Instead, participants are asked to provide essays which will be discussed together in a forum and/or live chat. Background reading and a list of potential topics -related to the writing and publishing process of scientific texts- is available on Moodle.
In addition to the discussion of scientific articles and the practical work behind, short writing exercises will be assigned every week which can be uploaded on Moodle and which will be discussed together in the following session.

Assessment and permitted materials

Format & content of your presentation, accessibility for students from different fields
Feedback on scientific articles to be read before the sessions

UPDATE 15 April 2020:
Format & content of your essay, accessibility for students from different fields
Feedback on scientific articles to be read before the sessions
Weekly writing exercises

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Requirement for a positive grade: attendance (mandatory; at most three session can be missed with prior explanatory statement), giving a presentation, assessing scientific articles.

UPDATE 15 April 2020:
Requirement for a positive grade: handing in one essay, assessing scientific articles (weekly), writing exercises (weekly), active participation in forum/chat

Examination topics

Topics covered by scientific articles and the students’ presentations

UPDATE 15 April 2020:
Topics covered by the scientific articles, essays and excercises

Reading list

Literature will be announced throughout the course and will be made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

M-ERG, MaP 3

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