I854 – Academic Research and Writing

Module
Academic Research and Writing
Academic Research and Writing

Please note: This module will be offered for the first time in the Summer semester 2025 semester.
Module number
I854
Version: 1
Faculty
Informatics/Mathematics
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

PD Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marco Block-Berlitz
marco.block-berlitz(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

Dr. phil. Hendrik Rohland
hendrik.rohland(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Academic Research and Writing"
ECTS credits

3.00 credits

Workload

90 hours

Courses

3.00 SCH (1.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)
Self-study time

75.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Portfolio
Module examination | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Academic Research and Writing"
Form of teaching

The course will have a seminar style with some introductory lectures. After the introduction of some important concepts and basics, will work an assignments and tasks from different stages of the research process. By doing so they will produce a portfolio on a research topic, which will be subject to grading.
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

The course aims to give the participants a sound understanding of scientific work processes and important tools. It's aim is to go beyond the re-iteration of formal obligations in scholarly writing and to foster a deeper understanding of the working of the scientific discourse. At the same time, it tries to convey the knowledge of important tools and techniques for efficient project- and self-management in the process of research and writing. Finally, a glimps on the possibilities for funding acquisition by grant writing is provided.

The course covers the following topics:

  • The process of research
  • Finding & defining a research topic
  • Research techniques
    • Literature research
    • Data research
    • Important resources
  • Review and reading techniques
  • Notetaking and knowledge organisation
  • Presentation skills
  • Exposé-writing
  • Structuring of scholarly texts
  • Formal requirements of scholarly texts
  • Techniques of text processing and layout
  • Citation
  • AI-Tools for research
  • Grant writing basics
  • Important funding agencies
Qualification objectives

The participants of this course will

  • ... know the ideas and standards underlying the scholarly research process.
  • ... be able to find information using various plattforms and repositories with various research techniques.
  • ... be able to formulate research questions and hypotheses.
  • ... be able to efficiently assess the value of different sources with respect to their own research.
  • ... be able to process, structure, organize, and present relevant information.
  • ... be able to conform with the standards of scholarly writing.
  • ... know about the most important aspects about research funding and grant writing.
  • ... know some nationally and internationally important funding agencies.
Social and personal skills

By learning the tools, knowlege and practice provided in this course, the students will

  • ... enhance their time- and selfmanagement.
  • ... be able to apply a consistent scientific approach to research and problem-solving tasks.
Special admission requirements
Recommended prerequisites
Continuation options
Literature
None
Current teaching resources
None
Notes
No information
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