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 (including AI-standards), 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, 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

none

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, the students are able to explain the most important scientific theoretical currents, to describe and distinguish between different research designs and the corresponding methods of data collection and analysis, to distinguish between different types of scientific work, to design research topics and formulate research questions, to write a disposition, to conduct literature searches, to evaluate and cite sources, to comply with formal, linguistic and AI-standards of scientific texts and to apply scentific research approaches.

Course code

0391-21-01-VZ-DE-65