Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IEI301 Scientific Inquiry and Argumentation 7.5 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

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TIMEPERIOD: Q I

LANGUAGE: English

EXAMINER
Donald de Raadt Prof

PREREQUISITES
General competence

COURSE AIM
Equip the students to undertake project work at the university by introducing them to the basic ideals and tools of scientific investigation and written argumentation both in normative and determinative matters.

CONTENTS
General overview of the methods of science Introduction to scientific literature Literature search Scientific writing Introduction to research tools based on information technology

TEACHING
Teaching will take the form of lectures and computer laboratory sessions.

EXAMINATION
Papers and presentations. Grades awarded: Fail, Pass and Pass with Distinction
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G and VG

ITEMS/CREDITS


Research paper                                              	4.5ECTS
Research exercise                                           	3.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Johnson, K; Communicate in Writing, Longman Group Ltd, 1995 Baxter, L, Hughes, C, Tight, M; How to do Research, Open University Press, 1996 Additional literature will be provided during the course

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