Workbook Task 1: Theory of Science
1. Choose an article from an academic journal from your own or any other discipline that is interesting to you. Preferably use the Online Library via the Library and Information Services (LIS) to search for an article. Reference this article according to the rules from the course book/general citation guidelines.
2. Summarize the following points, that is, you should paraphrase the text according to the citation rules from the course book/general citation guidelines:
a) the problem/background/rationale of the article,
b) the research question(s)/objectives, and
c) the main results and conclusions of the article.
3. Determine the research methodology from the article and give three arguments why it is a qualitative or quantitative research methodology or, for example, a literature review. You can include statements about the sample, the method of data collection and analysis, or how representative the results are.
Maximum length: two pages
Workbook Task 2: Bibliography and Citation
1. Have a look at the bibliography of the article you selected in Task 1 and list three different types of sources (e.g., monograph, chapter in edited book, journal article, online source, etc.). Assign the three selected sources to the different source types. Make sure to use the citation rules from the course book/general citation guidelines.
2. Choose two paragraphs from the article you selected in Task 1 and write a paraphrased text for each of the two paragraphs according to the citation rules from the course book/general citation guidelines.
Maximum length: one page