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INFB  Introduction to scientific writing Course INF
Lecturers : Prof. Dr. Sven Buchholz    eMail
Term 5
Course Classification : Bachelor Informatik CH 2
Language : Deutsch Type ÜS 
Type of examination : SL  Credits
Method of evaluation : term paper with oral examination 
Requirements :
Cross References :  
Previous knowledges :  
Aids and special features :  
Teaching aims : Students know characteritics of scientific works and can distinguish it from non-scientific ones. They know what constitutes good scientific practices. Students know different tools for help within the workflow of writing a scientific paper. They know what constitutes a scientific source of literarture, how to stucture a scientific writing, and how to handle the requirements of correct citation. Students are able to apply aforenebtioned reuqirements to their own writing, and have been able to demonstrate this practically. 
Contents :

* Foundations of scientific work and works * Searching for literarture, bibliographical methods and practices * Finding a topic, structuring, research question * Rules for correct citation, working with literature * Formal aspects of a scientific paper  

Literature : Werner Sesink. Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, 9. Auflage. München: Oldenbourg Verlag 2012 Helmut Balzert, Marion Schröder, Christian Schäfer. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, 2. Auflage. Herdecke: W3L Verlag 2011 Matthias Karmasin und Rainer Ribing: Die Gestaltung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten, 8. Auflage. Wien: facultas Verlag 2014  


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