Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
| Degree programme: | Bachelor International Business Administration Part-time |
| Type of degree: | FH Bachelor´s Degree Programme |
| Part-time | |
| Winter Semester 2024 | |
| Course unit title | Principles of Academic Work |
| Course unit code | 025008010203 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Semester when the course unit is delivered | Winter Semester 2024 |
| Teaching hours per week | 1 |
| Year of study | 2024 |
| Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 2 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Claudia FRANCESCHINI Angelika KAUFMANN-PAUGER |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
None |
| Course content |
• Concept of science • Scientific ways of knowing • Quantitative vs. qualitative empirical research process including quality criteria • Writing center and library offerings • Formal requirements for manuscript creation including text types • Scientific language and evidence systems • Citation of sources using the Zotero literature management system and literature research techniques |
| Learning outcomes |
• This course is intended to be the foundation for academic work, on which students can build a scientific working attitude and action skills over the course of their studies. • The students have dealt with the concept of science and know why a well-founded, systematic approach is essential. • You have gained an overview of methods of scientific knowledge, can distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research approaches and understand the respective quality criteria. You have dealt with empirical research processes. • The students know the writing center offerings including the library and can use them in a targeted manner. You have dealt with the principles of academic writing and can implement their formal criteria, such as citing and supporting sources.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Interactive course with lecture, case studies, exercises in individual and group work, presentations and homework. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
60% Written paper 40% Written exam |
| Comment |
None
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| Recommended or required reading |
Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga (2022): Richtig wissenschaftlich schreiben: Wissenschaftssprache in Regeln und Übungen. 7. Aufl. Paderborn: UTB GmbH. Döring, Nicola; Bortz, Jürgen (2016): Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften. 5. Aufl. Berlin: Springer. Online im Internet: URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41089-5 Kühl, Stefan; Strodtholz, Petra; Taffertshofer, Andreas (Hrsg.) (2009): Handbuch Methoden der Organisationsforschung. Quantitative und Qualitative Methoden. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. Online im Internet: URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91570-8 Schwaiger, Manfred; Meyer, Anton (Hrsg.) (2009): Theorien und Methoden der Betriebswirtschaft. München: Vahlen. Online im Internet: URL: https://doi.org/10.15358/9783800644377 Schreibzentrum der FH Vorarlberg (Hrsg.) (o.J.): Schreiben im Studium. Unterlagen zum akademischen Schreiben des Schreibzentrums der Bibliothek der Fachhochschule Vorarlberg. Dornbirn. Online im Internet: https://ilias.fhv.at/goto_ilias_fhv_at_pg_9988_308911.html Kursunterlagen zur Lehrveranstaltung auf der Lernplattform ILIAS |
| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Classes with compulsory attendance |
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