Course detail
Methodologies of Scientific Work
FSI-9MOPAcad. year: 2023/2024
The course prepares students for individual research activity that leads to writing and successfully defending the dissertation thesis. Aim is placed on handling methodology of scientific work and writing scientific text and presenting it. The course integrates and further develops knowledge of methodology that students acquired during their study.
Language of instruction
Czech
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Knowledge of methodology of scientific work acquired in bachelor's and master's study.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Exam is awarded on the following conditions:
- submitting five assignments,
- submitting and defending dissertation thesis project.
Attendance is obligatory and checked by the lecturer.
- submitting five assignments,
- submitting and defending dissertation thesis project.
Attendance is obligatory and checked by the lecturer.
Aims
Students will be able to identify scientific goals in methodologically correct way, choose appropriate methods how to solve them, to solve them and formulate the results in research paper.
- Ability to elaborate critical research on a scientific topic.
- Ability to identify research goals, formulate scientific question and set working hypotheses.
- Ability to choose appropriate methods of problem solving.
- Ability to structure correctly extensive scientific text.
- Presentation skills.
- Ability to elaborate critical research on a scientific topic.
- Ability to identify research goals, formulate scientific question and set working hypotheses.
- Ability to choose appropriate methods of problem solving.
- Ability to structure correctly extensive scientific text.
- Presentation skills.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
BOOTH, Wayne C., Gregory G. COLOMB a Joseph M. WILLIAMS. The craft of research. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c2008. ISBN 02-260-6566-9.
(EN)
PETRE, Marian a Gordon RUGG. The unwritten rules of PhD research. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010. Open UP study skills. ISBN 978-0-33-523702-9. (EN)
TKADLEC, E. Strategie a metody vědecké práce v přírodních vědách: filozofické názory a komunikační dovednosti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011.
PETRE, Marian a Gordon RUGG. The unwritten rules of PhD research. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010. Open UP study skills. ISBN 978-0-33-523702-9. (EN)
TKADLEC, E. Strategie a metody vědecké práce v přírodních vědách: filozofické názory a komunikační dovednosti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011.
Recommended reading
TKADLEC, E. Strategie a metody vědecké práce v přírodních vědách: filozofické názory a komunikační dovednosti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme D-ENE-P Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme D-IME-P Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme D-KPI-P Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme D-ENE-K Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme D-IME-K Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme D-KPI-K Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
Type of course unit
Lecture
20 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Doctoral study. Research and development.
- Philosophy of science
- Scientific publication and its style.
- Working with information sources, their types and relevance. Citation.
- Presentation.
- Research project.
- Legal aspects of research and development.
- Science Evaluation.
- Philosophy of science
- Scientific publication and its style.
- Working with information sources, their types and relevance. Citation.
- Presentation.
- Research project.
- Legal aspects of research and development.
- Science Evaluation.