COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MÜA 5019 RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

GERMAN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Course Objective

The course is intended to provide students with the skills needed to complete their thesis. The objective of this course is to urge students to understand a variety of empirical research papers using different techniques, so as to develop awareness of possible solutions to problems that the students may encounter as independent researchers in the future. It covers research design, data collection, and data analysis in translation studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to acquire practical research skills for academic research in translation studies.
2   able to formulate a viable research question.
3   able to collect their own data using a variety of methods in translation studies.
4   able to link the research process with theories and methodologies of translation.
5   critically evaluate their research and that of other social scientists.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Choosing a field and a topic
3 The Research Question and Literature Review
4 Writing a research proposal
5 Submission of research topic & the working bibliography
6 Evaluating sources: Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing
7 Writing the introduction
8 Submission of the introduction
9 Mid-term
10 Working on literature review
11 Submission of literature review
12 Choosing a methodology
13 Working on the first draft
14 Giving footnote and writing the references

Recomended or Required Reading

Sesink, Werner (2010). Studienhilfe Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The grade for homework includes submission of the research proposal and the introduction part of the research paper.The research paper (max. 20 pages, double space, 12 p. Times New Roman) is open to student s choice of topic which will be decided in the 4th or 5th week of the semester.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

1. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
2. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 5 50
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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