Fundamentals of Academic Research

Brief description

  • Basics of scientific work
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
  • Literature search and processing
  • Citation guidelines
  • Research questions
  • Empirical social research and research paradigms
  • Writing scientific papers
  • Linguistic structure of scientific papers

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Haslehner, F., Wala, T., Springler, E. (2014): Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten an Fachhochschulen: Eine Kurzanleitung zur Erstellung, 2. Auflage, LexisNexis.
  • Schörner, B. (2009): Wissenschaftstheoretische Positionen – Ein Überblick (Skriptum), Wien.
  • Hug, T., Poscheschnik, G. (2020): Empirisch forschen, 3. Auflage, utb.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, (group) discussion, presentation, self-study, reflection

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Exam method: written final exam (51%), continuous assessment (49%, written quizzes, written work)
  • Assessment criteria: completeness, level of detail and complexity of answers, correctness of solutions and results, compliance with formal criteria

Prerequisites and co-requisites

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Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can

  • explain the most important scientific theoretical currents
  • describe and distinguish between different research designs and the corresponding methods of data collection and analysis
  • distinguish between different types of scientific work
  • design research topics and formulate research questions
  • write a disposition
  • conduct literature searches
  • evaluate and cite sources
  • comply with formal and linguistic standards of scientific texts.

Course code

0391-21-01-BB-DE-65