Course detail

Basics of Research Methodology

FEKT-FMETAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course will be a practical introduction into basics of technical and scientific writing and presentation making. Course covers also the methodologies in science and gives an overview of financial sources for science support in Czech Republic and EU.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Practical knowledge of methods for writing technical or scientific papers and presentations; knowledge of methodologies in science.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every year.

Course curriculum

Writitng technical documents.
Formal requirements for technical documents.
Word processors (MS Word, LaTeX, OpenOffice Writer).
Bibliographic citations.
Software tools for managing bibliographies (RefWorks, EndNote).
Information sources on Internet.
Presentation of research results.
Evaluation of research results using statistical methodology.
Science and research - concepts.
Methodology for basic and applied research.
Clinical studies - aims and types.
Phases of the research projects.
Grants and sources of grants in Czech Republic and EU.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of the technical and scientific writing and methodologies in science .

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Limitations of controlled teaching and its procedures are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

R. A. Day: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood Press, 2006
S. Čmejrková, F. Daneš, J. Světlá: Jak napsat odborný text, Praha, Leda, 1999

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BTBIO-F Master's

    branch F-BTB , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Writitng technical documents - focus on diploma thesis, scientific publications and research reports. Requirements on particular sections - abstract, introduction, main part, results, discussion, conclusion, references.
2. Formal requirements for technical documents - language styles, Czech/English. Typography. Word processors - requirements, advantages (MS Word, LaTeX, OpenOffice Writer).
3. Bibliographic citations - rules for usage of references and formatting. Standards and styles. Software tools for managing bibliographies (RefWorks, EndNote). Information sources on Internet. Bibliographic search.
4. Presentation of research results - rules for multimedia presentations, oral presentation, poster presentations and research reports. Evaluation of research results using statistical methodology.
5. Science and research - concepts. Methodology for basic and applied research. Clinical studies - aims and types.
6. Research projects - phases of research projects (from problems definition to results presentation and implementation). Grants and sources of grants in Czech Republic and EU.

The other activities

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Kolář, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Individual work will be assigned at the end of each lecture. These will include individual study of additional literature, norms, sample texts, papers, scientific studies etc.