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Research Designs & Academic Writing (IHSM-M1.3)
Department
- Master's Program International Health & Social Management
Course unit code
- IHSM-M1.3
Level of course unit
- Master
Year of study
- Fall 2024
Semester when the course unit is delivered
- 1
Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
- Assoz. FH-Prof. Fouda Ayman, PhD
- FH-Prof. Dr. Heiss Raffael, MA
- Mag. Kirchmair Susanne, MSc
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- - Students know the most common research designs in their discipline and learn how to draft their own research proposals. They learn how to structure scientific papers and are confident with academic writing (e.g. citations styles).
- Students should be able to understand and apply different tools to advance their academic writing style.
Mode of delivery
- -
Recommended optional program components
- none
Course contents
- “Academic Writing and Research Designs” as an introduction will dis-cuss different forms of data elicitation methods (i.e., surveys, experi-ments, interventions), structure of research papers and proposals, coming up with research questions, citation styles, and scientific writ-ing.
Recommended or required reading
- Bolt, A., & Bruins, W. (Eds.). (2017). Effective scientific writing: An advanced learner's guide to better English (Vijfde dr). VU University Press; Taalcentrum-VU.
Flick, 2015, Introducing research methodology
Bhattacherjee, 2012, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices
Bailey, S. (2015). Academic writing. A handbook for international students. Fourth edition.Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.additional papers announced in class
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions, and individual and group work.
Language of instruction
- English
Work placement(s)
- none