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Scientific Method, 6 ECTS credits.
/Vetenskaplig metod/
For:
CS
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DAV
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Ii
IT
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 124
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Computer Science, Computer Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
After the course, students shall be able to
- Evaluate texts with respect to scientific and engineering standards.
- Describe and select relevant scientific and engineering methods in the topic area for each student.
- Compare and evaluate scientific and engineering methods in the topic area selected by each student.
- Formulate a scientific text using generally accepted standards.
- Formulate and criticize a plan for a scientific study.
- Critically evaluate scientific works.
- Seek information about and evaluate references in their own topic area.
- Summarize scientific results in their topic area.
- Assess and manage ethical issues and societal aspects of science and engineering in their topic area.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
30hp on advanced level in main subject area. Experience in reading scientific peer-reviewed papers in main subject area.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Master's thesis.
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Organisation:
The course is conducted as a series of lectures, seminars and hand-in assignments. The course is performed as a preparatory study before a master's thesis project, including formulating research questions, literature review and survey of theoretical reference material, and an initial description of a research method. In the course, scientific aspects of thesis projects are analyzed during seminars. During the course, scientific methods are presented in the main topic areas for students taking the course.
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Course contents:
- Scientific methods: their purpose, quantiative methods, qualitative methods.
- Engineering and science
- Scientific writing
- Literature search and summary
- Critical analysis of scientific work: reliability and validity
- Reference management: specificity and completeness.
- Ethics in research
- Societal aspects of research and technical development.
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Course literature:
Announced on the course web pages.
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Examination: |
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Hand-in assignment
Seminars
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Grades are given as â?TFailâ?T or â?TPassâ?T. |
Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Ahmed Rezine
Examiner: Ola Leifler
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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