Course: Research Project I

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Course title Research Project I
Course code KAM/DVEP1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction Czech, 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)
  • Doležel Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mareš Jan, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Fišer Ondřej, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Dušek František, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Bezoušek Pavel, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Brandejský Tomáš, doc. Ing. Dr.
  • Kavička Antonín, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bažant Michael, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will formulate the main goals of their activities, or set basic hypotheses, methods of research, etc. The necessary condition for successful completion of the course is publishing a survey publication related to the dissertation. Students can complete the internship at a foreign scientific research institution in the minimum of 1 month. Main topics: *Work with scientific literature, creation of literary research, creation of the database of literary sources. *Formulation of the research project. *Methods of scientific research. *Possible stay at a foreign scientific research institution. *Defending the partial results of research.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide support for students independent scientific and creative activities.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

The student will pass at least 5 consultations concerning the scientific and creative activities.
Recommended literature
  • Diggle, Peter J. Statistics and scientific method : an introduction for students and researchers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-954319-9.
  • Marder, Michael P.. Research methods for science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-14584-8.
  • Molnár, Zdeněk. Pokročilé metody vědecké práce. 2012. ISBN 978-80-7259-064-3.


Study plans that include the course
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