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Course: The principles of scientific work - practical seminar

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Course title The principles of scientific work - practical seminar
Course code KGER/0896
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krovová Eva, Mgr.
  • Goldhahn Agnes, Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
1. Introduction 2. Reading I: types of scientific texts, working on one's topic 3. Literature search: catalogues, databases and bibliographies 4. Reading II: excerpts, extract and notes 5. Reading III: evaluation of scientific literature 6. Scientific heuristics and language corpora 7. Introduction to scientific work 8. Writing I: classifying and evaluating information 9. The structure of a scientific paper 10. Writing II: argumentation 11. Scientific norms and academic quotation standards 12. Writing III: structuring ideas 13. Work planning 14. Conclusion

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course aims at preparing students for writing bachelor theses or other papers. Students are introduced to the principles of scientific work (content and form) and actively practise various techniques of research, reading and writing.
Students are able to apply all techniques necessary for writing a scientific paper. They are able to work with various sources of information, write a well-structured essay or excerpt and apply principles of scientific work. In addition to that, they are able to express their ideas in an appropriate way.
Prerequisites
none
KGER/KPVP
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KGER/PVP
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KGER/2PVP

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Regular and active participation in the seminars, completing short tasks during the semester (writing an excerpt and an introduction to an essay). Submission of a scientific essay at the end of the term.
Recommended literature
  • Bünting, Karl-Dieter / Bitterlich, Axel / Pospiech, Ulrike. Schreiben im Studium: mit Erfolg. Ein Leitfaden. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2000.
  • Eco, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997.
  • Eco, Umberto. Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlußarbeit schreibt. Doktor-, Diplom- und Magisterarbeit in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.. Heidelberg: C.F. Müller, 2005.
  • Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga. Von der Idee zum Text. Eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben.. Paderborn u.a.: Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, 2002.
  • Franck, Norbert / Stary, Joachim (ed.). Die Technik wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens. Eine praktische Anleitung.. Paderborn, Wien: Schöningh, 2006.
  • Gunzenhäuser, Randi / Haas, Erika. Promovieren mit Plan. Ihr individueller Weg: Von der Themensuche zum Doktortitel.. Opladen / Farmington Hills: Budrich, 2006.
  • Hoffmann, Ludger (ed). Sprachwissenschaft. Ein Reader.. Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1996.
  • Imhasly, Bernhard / Marfurt, Bernhard / Portmann, Paul. Konzepte der Linguistik. Eine Einführung. Wiesbaden: Aula-Verlag, 1986.
  • Kruse, Otto. Keine Angst vor dem leeren Blatt. Ohne Schreibblockaden durchs Studium. Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 2000.
  • Niederhauser, Jürg. Die schriftliche Arbeit ? kurz gefasst. Eine Anleitung zum Schreiben von Arbeiten in Schule und Studium. Mannheim u.a.: Dudenverlag, 2006.
  • Ravens, Tobias. Wissenschaftlich mit PowerPoint arbeiten. München: Pearson Studium, 2003.
  • Schlobinski, Peter. Empirische Sprachwissenschaft. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1996.
  • Standop, Ewald / Meyer, Matthias. Die Form der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit. Grundlagen, Technik und Praxis für Schule, Studium und Beruf. Wiebelsheim: Quelle&Meyer, 2008.


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