191.112 (19S) Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences

Sommersemester 2019

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First course session
07.03.2019 13:00 - 15:00 HS 11 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 7 (35 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 07.03.2019
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

The objective of this course is to improve students’ English scientific writing in two areas:

 Knowledge development: Students will learn about the primary written modes of scientific communication—i.e., empirical, theoretical, and review articles, meta-analyses, book chapters, general-audience pieces. Example topics include: understanding the components of an article; formatting a manuscript; the publication and review process from start to finish; authorship and collaboration; selecting a journal; and how to properly credit sources.

Skill development: Students will be presented with principles and strategies for effective scientific writing in English. Example topics include: selecting a topic and determining scope; organizing, editing, and revising written work; achieving coherence, flow, and concision; avoiding common grammatical and word-choice errors among non-native English speakers; quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing other people’s work; overcoming writer’s block and anxiety.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Weekly seminars will involve audio-visual presentations by the instructor, classroom discussions, and application activities (e.g., worksheets, writing critiques).

Course content

With significant scientific globalization in the last half-century, English has become the dominant language of communication and information-sharing in the social sciences. This course prepares students for effective scientific writing in English. Students will develop foundational knowledge and skills necessary for publishing in English-language academic journals. Following this course, students will feel confident contributing written work to the international scientific community. 

Literature

Students will be assigned a selection of readings and exercises from the following books (provided by the instructor):

  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Glasman-Deal, H. (2010). Science Research Writing For Non-Native Speakers Of English: A Guide for Non-Native Speakers of English. London, UK: Imperial College Press.
  • Silvia, P. J. (2014). Write it up! Practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Skern, T. (2011). Writing scientific English: A workbook. Wien: Facultas.
  • Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (2000). Guide to publishing in psychology journals. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 
  • Sternberg, R. J., & Sternberg, K. (2016). The psychologist’s companion (6th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Students will be given assignment descriptions and evaluation schemes at the beginning of the course.

Examination topic(s)

Students will complete their major course paper on the topic of their master or doctoral thesis or an alternative area of research interest.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

The primary method of assessment will involve an evolving piece of written work that students will submit for evaluation and feedback on multiple occasions across the semester. The written work will progress incrementally alongside the content of the course—i.e., students will continually apply their course learning and instructor’s feedback to this developing piece of writing. By the end of the semester, students will have a manuscript of publication quality that they will be encouraged to submit to a journal or some other academic outlet. In addition to this capstone paper, students will complete a series of writing and editing exercises and critiques of published work. Students will also complete short quizzes on the APA Publication Manual’s citation and style guide.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
    • Subject: Dissertantinnen- und Dissertantenseminare (Compulsory subject)
      • Dissertantinnen- und Dissertantenseminare. ( 4.0h SE / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
    • Subject: Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau (Compulsory subject)
      • Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau ( 6.0h SE / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 500, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 500, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 792, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 191.112 Scientific Writing in English for Doctoral Students in the Social Sciences (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses