Course detail

Basics of Research Methodology

FEKT-FMETAcad. year: 2015/2016

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 research 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

Student will be able to discuss problems in evaluation of scientific results, will be able to search relevant information in scientific databases (Web of Science, Scopus). He will be able to analyze scientific text to relevant parts and will be able to apply this knowledge in practical situation, e.g. writing technical or scientific texts. Student will be able to describe possibilities in science funding in Czech Republic and EU.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Techning methods include lectures. Course is taking advantage of e-learning (Moodle) system. Students have to write a single project during the course.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Individual projects focused on utilization of Internet scientific sources are solved by students. These projects are evaluated by teacher and discussed with students.

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

The aim of this course is to provide a fundamental orientation in writing scientific and technical texts, in basic terminology from research and science and in possibilities of research funding in Czech Republic and EU.

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

Hand in the projects and presentation is obligatory.

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 EE-FLE , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Odstrčilík, 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.