After successful completion of the course, students are able to
- demonstrate a basic knowledge of
  # the conecept of science and its whys and whererefors (philosophy of science)
  # research methods (research methodology)
  # the operation of the scientific community
  # ethical issues of science and research
  # citation rules
- autonomously perform a literature search
- command basic skills of
  # reading scientific papers
  # scientific writing
  # correct handling of references and citations
  # scientific presentation

Introduction to science and the operation of the scientific community; based on a self-chosen or a given topic students practice developing a research question, performing a literature search, basic skills of scientific writing, and giving a scientific presentation

Part one:
Introductory lecture (during the first 2 weeks of the semester).

Part two (beginning in the fourth week of the semester):
Supervision by a professor; regular group meetings -
Performing a literature search; autonomously writing a short seminar paper on a self-chosen or a given topic; presentation of the seminar paper (slides)

Part 1: Distance Learning

Part 2: The format of part 2 is specified by the professor who is responsibel for the respective seminar group of part 2 (distance learning or presence or a mixture of both). Information on the format of the particular groups of part 2 will be available in TISS (see tab "Communication/Documents") and in TUWEL at the beginning of March ("Ablauffolien").

For more detailled information on the course "Scientific Research and Writing" and the relevant dates read the syllabus of the course (please go to "Documents" to download the pdf-document)

Part 1:
Specific tasks (during lecture sessions & homework) + written exam at the end of part 1 (via TUWEL)
Part 2:
Will be announced on the webpage of the supervising professor in due time

# To succesfully complete the course, students must not fail in any of the two parts of the course.

The grades of each part are weighted as follows when the overall grade of the course is calculated:
Grade of part 1: 17%
Grade of part 2: 83%
(commercially rounded)