Introduction to Research Methodology and Scientific Writing
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Course informations
| Study program level |
Undergraduate |
| Study program |
Management |
| Study program direction |
Management of rural tourism |
| Course year |
1. |
| Course semester |
I |
| Course status |
Core |
| ECTS |
3 |
| Lectures (h) |
30 |
| Excercises (h) |
15 |
| Seminars (h) |
- |
Course objectives
Provide a review of basic concepts in the area of scientific research
Train students for the independent implementation of simpler research and writing, showing and presenting seminar papers
Course outcomes
Name of the set of learning outcomes: Knowledge of the basics of research methodology
Level: 6
- Establish basic concepts in the field of methodology of professional and research
- Argue the role and importance of scientific research ethics
- To rank the main stages of the research process
- Valorize procedures and activities within the main stages of the research process
- Critically evaluate the results of a research
Name of the set of learning outcomes: Academic oral and written communication
- Identify the basic features of academic language and writing style
- Confirm the basic steps in the process of writing seminar work
- Compare the study literature and critically evaluate the relevance of domestic and foreign literature
- Evaluate an appropriate amount of documentation baseline (reference, note writing, use of illustrations, use of literature)
- Self-assessment of the final version of the seminar paper
Course content
Development and access to research through history. Research and research ethics. Methodological approach to research. The course and the main phases of the research process with the emphasis on professional research. Design of a research project. Methods of data collection. Arranging, processing, expert analysis and understanding of the collected data. Interpretation and discussion of research results. Basic features of academic language and writing style. Problems of plagiarism as the appropriation of another intellectual property. Basic features of professional and scientific papers with emphasis on professional works at higher education institutions. Structure, writing and technical training of seminar work. Collecting and studying literature, data selection, writing notes, annotations, quoting, and citation usage. Determining the structure and writing the draft version of the seminar work. Editing the final version and presenting the seminar paper.
