Research

Published: Friday, 14 October 2016 06:45

Appendix 1

Course: Research

Programme Summary

Major: 13.04.01 Thermal Power Engineering and Thermal Technology

Degree: Master

Course units:

• Unit 1. Looking through the research subjects available. Choosing a research subject. Providing reasons for one’s choice and drafting a plan.
• Unit 2. Discussing one’s plan. Writing an abstract on the subject.
• Unit 3. Discussing one’s abstract.
• Unit 4. Conducting research.
• Unit 5. Discussing preliminary findings.
• Unit 6. Revising one’s research plan.
• Unit 7. Drafting a report.
• Unit 8. Public defence of one’s research paper.

Course contents:

• Unit 1. Looking through the research subjects available. Choosing a research subject. Providing reasons for one’s choice and drafting a plan.
• Unit 2. Discussing one’s plan. Writing an abstract on the subject.
• Unit 3. Discussing one’s abstract.
• Unit 4. Conducting research.
• Unit 5. Discussing preliminary findings.
• Unit 6. Revising one’s research plan.
• Unit 7. Drafting a report.
• Unit 8. Public defence of one’s research paper.

Activities:

• Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
• Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
• Office-hours.

Total hours – 648.

Total points – 18.

Midterm assessment – Pass/fail examination with a grade.