Organization and planning of research
Description: The course provides an overview of the main methods of scientific knowledge and stages of research activities. The student will be able to prepare for research work, implement specific methods for processing information sources, demonstrate and provide the possibility of practical application of methods in research activities, including for writing master's theses.
Amount of credits: 5
Пререквизиты:
- Fundamentals of Informational-Instrumentation Technology
Course Workload:
| Types of classes | hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 |
| Practical works | 30 |
| Laboratory works | |
| SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) | 30 |
| SAW (Student autonomous work) | 75 |
| Form of final control | Exam |
| Final assessment method | oral exam |
Component: University component
Cycle: Base disciplines
Goal
- to acquaint masters with the general methodology of scientific creativity, give an idea of the organization and planning of scientific research, give basic ideas about the general laws of the development of science and skills for independent scientific work.
Objective
- to give a general idea of the essence of research work;
- to study the methodology of scientific research;
- get acquainted with the general scheme of the sequence of research on the field of automation and control;
- formation of basic skills necessary for conducting independent research in the field of automation and control;
- master the principles of organizing research work;
- to master the technologies of preparation and execution of a scientific and analytical review, a scientific report, theses of a report, a scientific article and a master's thesis.
Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding
- show knowledge about the optimal structure of the organization of science, management and organization of scientific and scientific-technical activities; about innovative activities; on intellectual property rights to the results of scientific and scientific-technical activities; in the field of copyright and estimate rights; on the patent legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan; on the state system of scientific and technical information; on the basics of inventive activity and the preparation of all necessary documents;
Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding
- apply scientific research methodology, methods for solving scientific problems, modeling methods in the field of automation and control of technical systems;
- apply knowledge and understanding of the processes of organizing and planning scientific research on the topic of the master's thesis;
Learning outcome: formation of judgments
- plan and predict the results of analytical and experimental studies;
Learning outcome: communicative abilities
- demonstrate oratory and public speaking at international scientific forums, conferences and seminars;
- explain scientific research findings and their rationale to specialists and non-specialists;
Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities
- demonstrate skills in conducting a patent search and experience in transmitting scientific information using modern information and innovative technologies;
- demonstrate scientific writing and science communication skills;
- integrate knowledge in the engineering field to organize, plan and conduct scientific research.
Teaching methods
technology of research activities;
technologies of educational and research activities;
communication technologies (discussion, press conference, brainstorming, educational debate and other active forms and methods);
information and communication (including distance educational) technologies.
Topics of lectures
- Science and its role in the development of society
- Scientific research and its stages
- Empirical and theoretical levels of research
- Choice of direction and planning of research work
- Analysis of theoretical and experimental research and the formulation of conclusions
- Formulation of the research topic
- Patent research
- Patent Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Goals and objectives of patent research
- Implementation of scientific research and their effectiveness
- General requirements for research work
- Basic requirements for writing, design and defense of scientific works
- Choosing a journal for submitting scientific work
- Writing and submission of a research project
- Drawing up a resume
Key reading
- Alontseva D. L. Research organization and planning. Lecture course (Organization and planning of scientific research. Course of lectures in English). Tutorial. VKTU named after D. Serikbaev, Ust-Kamenogorsk, 2022, 118 pp. (6.89 pp.) ISBN 978-601-208-723-9.
Further reading
- Competitive documentation for public procurement of services through a competition for the selection of scientific projects for the provision of grants for the implementation of proactive and risky scientific research and development - http:// www.scedu.kz
- Mishra S. B., Alok S. Handbook of Research Methodology A Compendium for Scholars & Researchers (Based on revised syllabus of research methodology of various universities) EDUCREATION PUBLISHING, New Delhi, India, 2017, 28 pages. ISBN: 978-1-5457-0340-3
- Caplan N.A. Asking the right questions: Demystifying writing assignments across the disciplines, Journal of English for Academic Purposes 41, 2019, 100776. Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2019.100776
