Academic Writing in the Empirical Domains of Cognitive Science

Dr. phil. habil. Annette Hohenberger
Janna Gerdes, M.A.

Veranstaltungstyp: Vorlesung
TeilnehmerInnen: ab 1. Semester

Beschreibung:
In this practical course, cognitive science students are guided how to write empirical research papers and theses academically. We discuss the function of the various parts of a research paper – abstract, introduction and literature review, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, and bibliography – and by which linguistic means they are realized. Examples of best practices for writing these parts are provided. The usage of digital tools for literature search as well as corpus resources for writing (e.g., Sketch Engine) are encouraged and practiced. Homework assignments are given in view of practicing the usage of these tools and for increasing students’ writing skills.
The course is situated in the broader context of empirical research in an open science perspective and aims to commit students to follow the ethical standards of academic writing and good academic practise. Challenges to academic writing following the launching of Large Language Models (LLMs), e.g. Chat-GP-3 (and follow-up versions) are discussed.
The course has a “pass/non-pass” grade and earns students 4 ECTS credit points.
The course is being co-taught by Annette Hohenberger (IKW) and Janna Gerdes (Schreibwerkstatt).
Conduct:
The course will be held as a hybrid course.

Erstes Treffen:
Donnerstag, 19.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00, Ort: 50/E07

Ort:
50/E07: Do. 14:00 - 16:00 (13x), 93/E01: Do. 14:00 - 16:00 (1x)

Semester:
WiSe 2023/24

Zeiten:
Do. 14:00 - 16:00 (wöchentlich), Ort: 50/E07, 93/E01

Leistungsnachweis:


Veranstaltungsnummer:
8.3133

ECTS-Kreditpunkte:
4

Bereichseinordnung:
Veranstaltungen > Cognitive Science > Bachelor-Programm Schnupperstudium > Schnupper Uni > Cognitive Science Courses in English > Human Sciences (e.g. Cognitive Science, Psychology) Frühstudium > Cognitive Science Uni für Alle > Cognitive Science