Course detail
Methodology of Scientific Work
FEKT-MPA-MVPAcad. year: 2024/2025
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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Hand in the projects and presentation is obligatory.
Aims
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.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
R. A. Day: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood Press, 2006
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Fundamentals of scientific text production.
2. Formal requirements for scientific text.
3. Bibliographic citations.
4. Software products for managing citations (RefWorks, EndNote).
6. Information resources on the Internet.
7. Presentation of research results.
8. Communication with people.
9. Research and science - characteristics.
10. Methodology of basic and applied research.
11. Grants and grant support in the Czech Republic and the EU.
12. Phases of research projects.
13. Commercialisation of science and research outputs.
Project
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Proposal of a topic for a future thesis and preparation of a literature review using relevant professional sources, including an abstract, introduction, selected chapters and a list of references. Both the content and the formal aspect of the submitted thesis, the originality of the chosen topic, the correctness and feasibility of the research questions are evaluated.