Methodologies of Scientific Work (FSI-9MOP)

Academic year 2022/2023
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Martin Hartl, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚK all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
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.
Learning outcomes and competences:
- 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.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of methodology of scientific work acquired in bachelor's and master's study.
Course contents:
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.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Lectures, seminars, self-study.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Exam is awarded on the following conditions:
- submitting five assignments,
- submitting and defending dissertation thesis project.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance is obligatory and checked by the lecturer.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  10 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture - 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.
Literature - fundamental:
1. TKADLEC, E. Strategie a metody vědecké práce v přírodních vědách: filozofické názory a komunikační dovednosti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Literature - recommended:
1. TKADLEC, E. Strategie a metody vědecké práce v přírodních vědách: filozofické názory a komunikační dovednosti. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
D-ENE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-IME-K combined study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-IME-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-KPI-K combined study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-KPI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W
D-ENE-K combined study --- no specialisation -- DrEx 0 Recommended course 3 1 W