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MJ2673 Research Methodology and Theory of Science 7.5 credits

Forskningsmetodik och vetenskapsteori

  • Research Methodology and Theory of Science.
  • Information gathering and analyses.
  • Criticism of the information sources

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 13 for programme students

  • Periods

    Autumn 13 P1 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    51113

  • Start date

    2013 week: 36

  • End date

    2013 week: 44

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

    12 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Olga Kordas, olga@kth.se, tfn 08-790 8773

  • Target group

    Compulsory for
    TSUTM2,
    Elective for all programmes

  • Part of programme

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course, the student should be able to: 

  • Describe the historical development of scientific methods and underlying ideas  
  • Describe and explain existing and ideal requirements on a scientific work
  • Conduct a discussion about true and false science
  • Explain the most common scientific methods and  tools
  • Analyse an example of completed theses work according to: Delimitations, aim and methods, Uncertainty of results due to chose if methods and gathered information, Rules for spelling, content and language style, Syntheses of the state of art
  • Source critically examine the gathered information
  • Explain rules for copying and citation of other works
  • Describe how to formulate an scientific article for a journal

Course main content

  • Research Methodology and Theory of Science.
  • Information gathering and analyses.
  • Criticism of the information sources

Disposition

Lectures:   5 * 2 h
Seminars:  2 * 4 h

Eligibility

At least 150 academic credits (ECTS) in a program of engineering or natural science.

Literature

The litterateur will be presented during the course start

Examination

  • NÄR1 - Attendance, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • PRO1 - Project Work and Presentation, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • UPP3 - Home Assignment 1, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • UPP4 - Home Assignment 2, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Offered by

ITM/Industrial Ecology

Contact

Olga Kordas, olga@kth.se, tfn 08-790 8773

Examiner

Maria Malmström, malmstro@kth.se, tel 08-790 8745

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 09.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 09.