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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IEI301 Scientific Inquiry and Argumentation 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q I

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
J. Donald R. de Raadt Prof


PREREQUISITES
General competence

COURSE AIM
Equip the students to undertake project work at the university by introducing them to the basic ideas and tools of scientific investigation and written argumentation.

CONTENTS
Introduction to scientific literature Literature search Scientific writing Introduction to research tools based on information technology

TEACHING
Teaching will take the form of lectures, computer laboratory sessions and workshops. Teaching language is English.

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

ITEMS/CREDITS
Research paper 3.75ECTS
Written exam 3.75ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Evans, D (1995); How to Write a Better Thesis or Report, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press. Teitelbaum, H (1994); How to Write a Thesis, New York, Simon and Schuster. Additional literature will be provided during the course

Valid for school year 1998/99.
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