Academic skills are the tools that enable you to gain, develop and critically discuss new knowledge during and after your Bachelor's and Master's programme. This handbook offers practical instructions, tips, and tricks that help undergraduate students to develop the skills needed for an interdisciplinary curriculum.
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1. Studying
- 1. Studying
- Knowledge
- Lectures and study groups
- Self-study and planning
- Concentration
- Examinations
- Staying motivated
- 2. Reading academic literature
- Types of text
- Strategies for reading
- Summarizing
- Part 2. Doing research
- 3. Exploring your research topic
- Choosing a topic
- Formulating a question
- 4. Interviewing
- Preparing an interview
- During the interview
- 5. Searching the literature
- The academic literature
- Relevance and quality of the literature
- 6. Organizing, analysing and processing your sources
- Organizing your sources
- Analysing information
- Processing sources using reference management software
- 7. Empirical research
- Part 3. Sharing your research
- 8. Arguments
- Types of argument
- Structuring an argument
- From structuring an argument to structuring a literature review
- 9. Writing
- Steps in the writing process
- Writing tactics
- Structuring a literature review
- Academic writing
- Grammar and spelling
- 10. Citing sources
- In-text citations
- Citations in the bibliography
- Plagiarism
- Sources used
- 11. Presenting
- Preparing a presentation
- Introducing your presentation
- During a presentation
- After a presentation
- Part 4. A critical attitude
- 12. Debate, discussion
and critical dialogue
- Debate
- Weak spots in debates
- Discussion
- Pitfalls when framing an argument
- 13 Reflection
- Self-reflection
- Reflecting on your role in a team
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Fraud and plagiarism
- Appendix B. Citation guidelines for bibliographies
- Appendix C. Sample literature review
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