433902 SE Forschungsseminar I aus dem Feld der Dissertation

Wintersemester 2013/2014 | Stand: 30.01.2014 LV auf Merkliste setzen
433902
SE Forschungsseminar I aus dem Feld der Dissertation
SE 3
7,5
Block
jährlich
Englisch

The Research Seminar 1 aims at supporting and preparing doctoral students for the mandatory literature review. Specifically, students will be able

  • to understand the logic of scientific problems and scholarly discourse, as opposed to practical problems and discourses;
  • to identify research gaps in he extant literature in their field;
  • to problematize basic assumptions of extant research in their field;
  • to systematically analyze the relevant literature in their field of research;
  • to work on the literature reviews for their own doctoral research projects.

The seminar covers the following topics:

  • working with scientific literature;
  • delimiting the field of research;
  • critically analyzing scientific publications;
  • gap spotting;
  • problematizing basic assumptions.

Additionally, PhD students will start working on the literature reviews for their own doctoral research projects.

Short inputs with discussions; systematic analyses of journal publications; student presentations; essays; diary of work on literature review.

Ongoing assessment: presentations; journal publication analyses

Final essay

Essential reading:

Sandberg, J. & Alvesson, M. (2011). Ways of constructing research questions: Gap-spotting or problematization? Organization, 18(1). 23–44.

The following book might be helpful for newcomers in academic research:
O'Leary, Z. (2007). The essential guide to doing research. Los Angeles: Sage.

 

A focused research topic is a prerequisite. A strong commitment to academic research is assumed.

Participation in all classes is mandatory.

09.10.2013
Gruppe 0
Datum Uhrzeit Ort
Mi 09.10.2013
18.00 - 18.45 SR 2 (Sowi) SR 2 (Sowi) Barrierefrei Vorbesprechung
Mo 14.10.2013
10.00 - 18.00 SR 3 (Sowi) SR 3 (Sowi) Barrierefrei
Fr 15.11.2013
10.00 - 18.00 SR 13 (Sowi) SR 13 (Sowi) Barrierefrei
Fr 13.12.2013
10.00 - 18.00 SR 4 (Sowi) SR 4 (Sowi) Barrierefrei
Fr 31.01.2014
10.00 - 18.00 SR 13 (Sowi) SR 13 (Sowi) Barrierefrei