Course: Principles of Scientific Writing

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Course title Principles of Scientific Writing
Course code KGER/KN20
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabcová Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Scientific text, types of scientific texts, examples. 2 Text construction and classification of text structure I; sample text analysis, practical training. 3. Text construction and classification of text structure II; sample text analysis, practical training. 4. Specific features of the professional style I; sample text analysis, practical training. 5. Specific features of the professional style II; sample text analysis, practical training. 6. Formal aspects, citation; sample text analysis, practical training. 7. Compilation, plagiarism.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to prepare the students for independent creative work in the master's degree program, especially for writing diploma theses. In the seminars will be analysed the sample scientific/academic texts from the field of German studies. On the one side the students will be practising work procedures, on the other side they will learn how to acquire practical skills on the selected sample. Attention will be paid especially to the structure of texts, style, argumentation and formal aspects, including the formats of citation or the issues of compilation and plagiarism.
Students are ready to write academic texts, especially their master's theses. They are able to analyse academic texts, especially those about German language and/or literature, as well as to apply appropriate methods.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Credit requirements: - active participation in seminars, - elaborating partial written assignments.
Recommended literature
  • Esselborn-Krumbiegel, H. Von der Idee zum Text: Eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben. Paderborn, 2017.
  • Graefen, G./ Moll, M. Wissenschaftssprache Deutsch: lesen - verstehen - schreiben. Frankfurt am Main, 2011.
  • Hrabcová, T. Zásady akademického psaní. Ústí nad Labem, 2021.
  • Kühtz, S. Wissenschaftlich formulieren. Tipps und Textbausteine für Studium und Schule. Paderborn, 2012.
  • Pospiech, U. Wie schreibt man wissenschaftliche Arbeiten?. Mannheim, 2017.


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