METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH IN GERMAN STUDIES
| Title | ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΣ / METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH IN GERMAN STUDIES |
| Title in German | Forschungsmethodik in der Germanistik |
| Code | ΓΔ_ΛΠ_001 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | German Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600003399 |
Programme of Study: Language and Culture in the German-speaking Area (2012-today)
Registered students: 14
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics-Teaching | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 9 |
| Literature-Culture | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 9 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600057846
|
Type of the Course
- Scientific Area
Course Category
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600057846
- At the Website of the School: www.del.auth.gr
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction)
- German (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Familiarization of students with the new currents of research methodology in German Studies/improvement of the students critical thought, ability to locate and overcome errors and difficulties/development of strategies for the optimal structuring of the research material and its presentation/familiarization with forms of established academic practice (organization of congresses, editing of academic journals etc.).
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is concerned with the research methodology in German studies on an advanced level. The students present their own research projects and composition as well as methodological problems is being discussed in class and solutions and alternatives are being proposed. On the basis of the “forgotten” discipline of rhetoric not only presentation of scientific issues will be trained, but also the structuring of the material. Furthermore the course deals with forms of established academic practice, such as the organization of congresses and the related text types of call for papers and abstract. Through regularly writing of research papers, exposés and the preparation of bibliographies and excerpts the participants should be enabled to work autonomously, to conceive and to carry out successfully their own inquiry. Last but not least they should develop skills of pointed and compact expression of their theses –so that their final paper can meet the requirements for publications in academic journals.
Keywords
research methodology, rhetoric, academic practice
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of power point for the lectures of the teacher and for the presentations of the students
Communication via e-mail, moodle
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 62 | 2.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 100 | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 300 | 12 |
Student Assessment
Description
active participation, oral presentation, project or written paper
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Elisabeth Décultot (Hrsg.), Lesen, Kopieren, Schreiben. Lese- und Exzerpierkunst in der europäischen Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts. Ripperger & Kremers, Berlin 2014.
Konrad Ehlich, Zur Analyse der Textart „Exzerpt“. In: Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik 13 (1981), S. 379–401.
Helga Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Von der Idee zum Text. Eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben im Studium. Schöningh, Paderborn–München / Wien / Zürich 2002.
Karl-Heinz Göttert, Einführung in die Rhetorik. 4. Auflage, München 2009.
Bernd Heesen, Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten: Vorlagen und Techniken für das Bachelor-, Master- und Promotionsstudium. 3. Auflage. Springer-Gabler Verlag, Heidelberg 2014.
Renate Lachmann, Riccardo Nicolosi, Susanne Strätling (Hrsg.), Rhetorik als kulturelle Praxis. Fink, München 2008.
Heinrich Lausberg, Handbuch der literarischen Rhetorik. Eine Grundlegung der Literaturwissenschaft. 4. Auflage. Steiner, Stuttgart 2008.
Berit Sandberg, Wissenschaftlich Arbeiten von Abbildung bis Zitat. Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch für Bachelor, Master und Promotion. Oldenbourg, München 2012.
Rouven Soudry (Hrsg.), Rhetorik – eine interdisziplinäre Einführung, Heidelberg 2006
Last Update
10-04-2016
