Research Project Including Internship and Master Thesis

Description: The discipline studies the features of research work, internships and experimental work, conducting research on the topic of the dissertation, analyzing the results obtained, writing scientific articles, reports at scientific conferences, as well as internships in organizations and universities associated with the specialty

Amount of credits: 24

Course Workload:

Component: Mandatory component

Cycle: Additional types of study

Goal

• to acquaint undergraduates with the general methodology of scientific creativity, to give an idea of the organization and planning of scientific research, to give basic ideas about the general laws of the development of science and skills for independent scientific work

Objective

• perform the planned amount of research work, internships and experimental work, conducting research on the topic of the dissertation, analyzing the results obtained, writing scientific articles, reports at scientific conferences, as well as internships in organizations and universities that have a connection with the specialty

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• knowledge of methods of theoretical and experimental research in the field of transport technology

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• application of methods of theoretical and experimental research in the field of transport technology

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• formation of judgments about the regularities of the processes of transport equipment, the probable causes of their appearance, the possible consequences of their functioning

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• the ability to use modern means of communication for scientific research, analysis of scientific novelty, originality and patentability of research results

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• ability to study in the doctoral program

Teaching methods

1. Classical lecture training; 2. Training with the help of audiovisual technical means; 3. The "consultant" system; 4. Training with the help of a training book; 5. Computer training.

Topics of lectures

• Общие положения по подготовке магистерской диссертации
• Библиографический поиск и изучение литературных источников
• Изучение литературы и отбор фактического материала
• Общие требования к структурным элементам магистерской диссертации
• Требования к структурным элементам диссертации
• Правила оформления диссертации
• Требования к оформлению демонстрационного материала
• Порядок защиты диссертации
• Процедура публичной защиты диссертации

Key reading

• 1. Peter K. Dunn (2019). Scientific Research Methods: Tutorials. https://bookdown.org/pkaldunn/SRM-tutorials/index.html Copyright © Peter K. Dunn, 2021 2. Методология научного исследования : учебник / А.О. Овчаров, Т.Н. Овчарова. — М.:ИНФРА-М, 2018. — 304 с. ISBN 978-5-16-009204-1 3. Методы и средства научных исследований: учеб. пособие / Ю. Н. Колмогоров [и др.]. — Екатеринбург : Изд-во Урал. ун-та, 2017.— 152 с. ISBN 978-5-7996-2256-5

Further reading

• 4. Методология научных исследований: учеб. пособие / А.Б. Пономарев, Э.А. Пикулева. – Пермь: Изд-во Перм. нац. исслед. политехн. ун-та, 2014. – 186 с. ISBN 978-5-398-01216-3 5. Дудкин М.В. Методические рекомендации для магистрантов специальностей 6М071300 – Транспорт, транспортная техника и технологии, 6М072400 – Технологические машины иоборудование / М.В. Дудкин, Д.Е. Елемес. – УстьКаменогорск: ВКГТУ, 2013. – 29 с.