3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 1021063ANW for working students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
This course focuses on the following question: what is scientific research and which skills should be developed in order to adequately conduct research? The lecture series will mainly treat the process of collecting, processing and communicating information in an academic-scientific context.
· academic language
· presentation skills
· referring and reference systems
· text types and structures
· scientific integrity and plagiarism
No additional information.
General competencies to which this course wishes to contribute:
1. Graduates have the ability to identify research issues within the field of the humanities, to interpret source material adequately, and to substantiate personal statements.
2. Graduates can correctly apply academic terminology and concepts related to scientific research.
3. Graduates have a critical, investigative and ethical attitude, reflecting intellectual curiosity and honesty, as well as a positive attitude towards life-long learning.
4. Graduates have the ability to analyze and synthesize sources as well as scientific works from within the field of the humanities.
5. Graduates are able to report orally, as well as in writing, on the development and results of their research to various target groups.
Specific learning outcomes:
1. Students are able to analyze different text types.
2. Students can distinguish different types of scientific literature.
3. Students develop heuristic methods that enable them to find qualitative, scientific works.
4. Students know what reference systems are and can refer correctly using the given reference systems. Students can cite and paraphrase correctly.
5. Students have insight into their own language skills. They use the appropriate language register in an academic context. They can recognize common mistakes, correct them and avoid them in the long term.
6. Students are able to discern the key elements of a text structure and recognize different parts of a scientific text.
7. Students can interpret the notion of scientific integrity, as well as point out aspects which indicate the presence or absence of scientific integrity.
8. Students can summarize one or more scientific texts from their field of study in their own words.
9. Students can communicate research results to their peers in a concise and attractive way.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
If a students does not hand in or obtains less than 50% of the marks for the final paper, the end grade is the result obtained for the final paper.
First session: permanent evaluation (intermediate tasks and tests, 40%), final paper (40%) and final presentation (20%)
Second session: written exam (40%), paper (40%) and presentation (20%)
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of History: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in History: Default track (63 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in History: Standaard traject (84 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Philosophy and Moral Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in History: Standaard traject (63 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in History: Standaard traject (84 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)