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Basic skills for scientific working in european ethnology.  Key qualifications for a successful graduation in european ethnology.

The course teaches basic skills for scientific working in european ethnology. It's an introduction to the use of libraries, collections and archives. Periodicals, reference works and online portals fundamental for european ethnology are presented. You'll be  prepared for giving presentations, making handouts and writing seminar papers over the course of your studies. We discuss reading strategies like taking excerpts, paraphrasing and writing summaries. Practical exercises and brief excursions are included.

Inputs from the course tutor, discussions, practical exercises, brief excursions.

Regular presence and active participation.

Burchert, Heiko u. Sohr, Sven: Praxis des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens. Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung. 2., aktualisierte und ergänzte Auflage (= Studien- und Übungsbücher der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften). München 2008. Further literature will be introduced and provided in the lecture.