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Reasoning, Discussing and Debating

| LVNr.: 9002364 | Block (B)
Format: Online
Free places: 0
Lecturer: Nespital, Ulrike

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14.04.26 (12 noon) –

17.04.26 (12 noon)

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Academic Skills	Digital Literacy	Personal Development	Responsibility	Sustainability	Work Environment

Techniques, functions, and goals of argumentation
Difference between discussing and debating
Critical engagement with manipulation
Functions and rules of feedback
Criteria to evaluate communicative processes
Question types and tasks of a discussion leader
Exercises for argumentation techniques
Simulation of discussions and debates (with video recordings)
Reflecting the perception of yourself and others

Learning Objectives:

The students learn to:

name and analyze different types of argumentation, their logical structure, and their purpose in different conversation situations and how to transfer this into practical examples.
outline the differences between discussing and debating.
explain rules for feedback and give and receive competent feedback.
name, identify, and analyze manipulation strategies.
prepare for a discussion and lead it with confidence.
act convincingly in a discussion.
reflect and adapt their communicative behavior.

Work Expenditure:

2 ECTS: Written reflection of your own style of argumentation.

Apppintments:

02.09.2026 09:00 Uhr – 02.09.2026 17:00 Uhr ()
03.09.2026 09:00 Uhr – 03.09.2026 17:00 Uhr ()
04.09.2026 09:00 Uhr – 04.09.2026 17:00 Uhr ()

Literature:

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Content-Rating (Definitions)

Academic Skills

Academic skills are essential for successfully learning, researching and analyzing knowledge in a university context. They promote the application and effective communication of academic content, encourage the transfer of acquired knowledge into practice and support the development of individual ideas and perspectives.

Digital Literacy

Digital literacy is the prerequisite for moving in a digital world in a responsible, reflective and goal-oriented manner. It includes information literacy (researching, evaluating, applying), data literacy (e.g. data management, FAIR criteria, data visualization), aspects of open science (e.g. open access, open software), collaborative scientific work with digital tools, the responsible use of text-generating AI and legal principles.

Personal Development

Personal development is a lifelong process that aims to increase one’s own well-being, develop strategies for a healthy lifestyle and better understand oneself and others through reflection. The aim is to master academic and professional challenges independently, to promote personal growth in a sustainable way and to establish long-term strategies for a successful, fulfilling life.

Responsibility

Responsibility means ensuring that everything goes as well as possible, that the necessary and right things are done and that no harm is done. To this end, the HoC promotes self-reflection skills, personal responsibility and social and ethical responsibility.

Sustainability

Sustainability means satisfying the needs of the global present in such a way that people and nature are not restricted today and tomorrow. To this end, the HoC promotes: gaining clarity about values and goals, adopting different perspectives, communicating with appreciation and compassion, focusing on cooperation and, last but not least, taking action – persistently, courageously and creatively.

Work Environment

The focus here is on skills that are indispensable in work contexts – whether as a founder or employee, in voluntary work or when taking on care work. They help to manage tasks professionally on a factual level and to organize work in such a way that it is fulfilling for oneself and others. These include communicative and social skills, creative, analytical and organizational skills as well as self-competence for personal development.