Introduction
Publication is an essential scholarly activity because it informs academic and other communities about lines of investigation, (and their outcomes) related to relevant phenomenon being studied. Recker (2021)
This course is designed to improve your academic writing skills by exercising the full publication cycle. While doing that, you will make significant progress on setting up your Master’s thesis.
This semester (summer term 2025), there will be no teaching sessions and no language coaching sessions. You are only able to take the exam.
Learning outcomes
You will advance your knowledge and skills in following areas.
- Techniques, guidelines, elements, structures, vocabulary and language, and formal requirements of academic written communication, particularly in the field of management and information system research,
- Development of scientific texts that are coherent, clear, concise and can be printed in a journal or conference proceedings,
- Mastering the written elements of a peer-review process,
- Usage of tools that support the writing process,
- Mastering the challenge of building on work done by others and create something original from it, while maintaining academic integrity and uphold the standards of good academic work.
Grading
The grade is based on the evaluation of multiple assignments (portfolio exam):
- initial thesis proposal,
- pitch of the thesis proposal (8 minutes presentation)
- revision of the proposal incl. response letter, and
- lessons learned
Schedule
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Mo, 14.04.2025` | Individual coaching (book) |
| Fr, 25.04.2025, 4 pm | Deadline Proposal (submission via E-Mail) |
| Tu, 03.06.2025, 3 pm | Pitch and feedback (book) |
| Fr, 20.06.2025, 8 pm | Deadline RIP Paper and Lessons Learned (submission via E-Mail) |
References
Recker, Jan. 2021. Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner’s Guide. Springer Nature.