Course: Science Methodology

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Course title Science Methodology
Course code FES/EMVPA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stejskal Jan, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectured topics: General principles, science, obtaining information from the WWW (ISI, Scopus, Google scholar, etc.). Ethics of scientific work, scientific knowledge, science as a complex cognitive system. Research (quantitative, qualitative). Methodology, scientific method, methods, scientific thinking-history, logic. The influence of philosophy on the ways of forming scientific methodology, logical positivism and empiricism. Characteristics of science, consistency, scientific research and its methods. General characteristics of methods, information, management, European dimension of national research policy. Structure and style of scientific publication creation, work with publication sources, software tools, citations. Selection of suitable publication media (metrics for evaluating the quality and impact of publications/journals, quality conferences and forms of their evaluation, basics of scientometry). Processes used in publication (review proceedings, work with reviewers). Creation of presentations (conference articles, requested lectures, etc.) and principles of their presentation, rhetoric. Scientific conference as a means of international scientific cooperation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint doctoral students with the attributes of scientific research, the principles of scientific work and its ethics.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Discussion

Students will complete ongoing assignments verifying understanding and practical application of the lectured material. These assignments will be continuously evaluated. For a final positive evaluation, it is necessary to prepare a high-quality independent work in the scope of a professional scientific contribution (dissertation), where the student applies the acquired knowledge and implements the acquired skills (thematic discussions will be focused in accordance with the topic of the student's dissertation).
Recommended literature
  • BELLAMY, C. Principles of Methodology: Research Design in Social Science.. London: Sage., 2011.
  • Crawley, Gerard M. The grant writer's handbook. London: Imperial College Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78326-759-0.
  • KMIEC, D., LONGO, B. The IEEE Guide to Writing in the Engineering and Technical Fields. John Wiley & Sons. Dostupné online: < https://www.proquest.com/docview/2135459456/D8453E99F93C4D79PQ/13>. 2017.


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