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Instructors: Dr. Helge Schwiertz
Event type:
Practical course/lab
Displayed in timetable as:
24-502.32
Hours per week:
1
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 20
Registration group: Grundlagenmodul 2 - Übung zur Hausarbeit
Comments/contents:
The exercise introduces techniques of writing theoretical texts and serves as preparation for writing the major theory paper. Topics covered in the course include:
- What are typical designs of theoretical papers?
- Topic identification: How do I turn a topic into a sociological problem?
- How do I structure a theoretical argument?
- How do I write an abstract?
- Rhetorics of theoretical writing
Learning objectives:
Learning writing and argumentation skills in the area of sociological theory.
Didactic concept:
The focus of the course is on small exercises of your own (e.g. writing an abstract; analyzing excerpts from BA theses, writing an exposé); this is supplemented by reading texts on scientific writing.
The seminar texts will be made available as PDFs at OpenOlat. They are automatically added to the course via your Stine registration, so that the course appears in the list of your courses, provided that you are registered as a user:in at OpenOlat.
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