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Academic Methodologies and Study Skills I

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Academic Methodologies and Study Skills I
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Management and Professional Pedagogy in Health Care, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021
Module code: MBG21-1
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P311-0193, P311-0194
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
6S (6 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
7
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam (Introduction to the Theory of Science) / Course work (Academic Work Techniques)

[updated 15.11.2021]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MBG21-1 (P311-0193, P311-0194) Management and Professional Pedagogy in Health Care, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
90 class hours (= 67.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 210 hours (equivalent to 7 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 142.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
MBG21-10 Methodologies II
MBG21-11 Healthcare Management II
MBG21-12 Health Care and Nursing Legislation II
MBG21-13 Health Care Management III
MBG21-14 Vocational Pedagogy in Health Care III
MBG21-15 Evidence-Based Medical Care and Nursing
MBG21-16 Study Project
MBG21-17 Health Care Management IV
MBG21-18 Vocational Pedagogy in Health Care IV
MBG21-19 Academic Methodologies and Study Skills III
MBG21-7 Health Care and Nursing Legislation I
MBG21-8 Vocational Pedagogy in Health Care II
MBG21-9 Methodologies I
MBG21.B.51 Advanced Didactics and Methodology
MBG21.B.52 Developing a Curriculum
MBG21.B.53 Measuring and Assessing Competence
MBG21.B.54 Educational Guidance in (Vocational) Adult Education
MBG21.M.41 Management in Hospitals
MBG21.M.42 Management of Inpatient and Outpatient Facilities
MBG21.M.43 Change Management


[updated 12.10.2023]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Iris Burkholder
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Iris Burkholder
Dr. Sindy Lautenschläger


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Learning outcomes:
Introduction to the Theory of Science
 
After successfully completing this module, students will have the following skills and competencies:
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Knowledge and Comprehension:
• Students will be able to present subject matter and basic concepts from the thoery of science and distinguish between them.
• They will be able to examine basic questions of epistemology and science theory critically.
• They will be able to describe different epistemological and scientific currents.
• They will be able to justify the influence of scientific theoretical currents on research methodology and methodological choices.
• They will be able to discuss the need for research ethics and apply the expertise gained in this module to scholarly debate.
 
The use, application, and generation of knowledge:
 
 
• Students will be able to apply basic knowledge about currents in scientific theory to the research process and justify which research methodology(s) is/are appropriate for answering a research question.
Scientific Self-Concept/Professionalism:
 
 
• Students will understand their own learning as an active and self-directed process and be able to optimize their own learning behavior.
Academic Work Techniques:
 
 
 
After successfully completing this module, students will have the following skills and competencies:
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Knowledge and Comprehension:
• Students will be able to name different types of texts used in science and differentiate between them.
• They will be able to differentiate scientific from non-scientific texts based on specific criteria.
• They will be able to describe methods and procedures of scientific work.
• They will be able to formulate a (clinically) relevant, scientifically answerable question based on a concrete or described topic/problem (know different schemes e.g. ECLIPSE, PICo, PICO, PICOS, SPICE, SPIDER, MIP, BeHEMoTh).
• They will be able to research and evaluate scientific literature in sources relevant to their disciplines.
 
 
 
The Use, Application, and Generation of Knowledge:
• Students will be able to apply scientific working methods to various practical situations and beyond in the course of their studies and thus, deepen their methodological skills.
Scientific Self-Concept/Professionalism:
 
 
• Students will be able to critically reflect on their individual learning experiences in the area of scientific work during the course of study.
• They will be able to continuously develop their own scientific work skills using current findings and research results.
• Students will develop an understanding for scientific work.
 


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Module content:
Introduction to the Theory of Science
 
1. • Students will be able to present subject matter and basic concepts from the thoery of science and distinguish between them.
2. Major questions in the theory of science and epistemology
•        Knowledge vs. scientific knowledge
•        Concept of truth
•        Epistemological foundations and assumptions
•        Participant and observer perspective
3. Research paradigms and process
3. Scientific approaches
•        Empirical-analytical theoretical approaches
•        Value judgement dispute
•        Normative-ontological theoretical approaches
5. Research ethics
 
Academic work techniques
 
1. Formulating questions
2. Structuring texts
•        Types of texts and their intention
•        The formal structure of texts
•        Publication parameters and the classification of academic texts
3. Prerequisites for dealing with literature
•        Libraries
•        Using libraries
•        Sources for literature searches
•        Literature searches: Searching for and finding literature
•        Finding full texts
•        Utilizing information
4. Scientific methods of citation
5. Evaluation of term papers
6. Designing power point and poster presentations


[updated 15.11.2021]
Teaching methods/Media:
Blended learning

[updated 15.11.2021]
Recommended or required reading:
Recommended literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

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