Research Methodology
- Published: Thursday, 01 October 2015 11:27
Major – Metallurgy
Specialisation – Ferrous metallurgy
Degree – Master
Course units:
- Introduction
- Development of the working hypothesis
- Specifics of the industrial experimentation
- Processing and analysis of experiment results. Drawing conclusions
Course contents:
Necessity of the scientific experimentation learning. Main stages of the scientific research. Consideration of a problem.
Assessment of the problem maturity (review of literature:
- filing of writings;
- defining of more important sources;
- note-taking;
- summerising).
Experiment planning and management:
- selection of optimisation parameters;
- factor selection;
- factor down-selection;
- search for an optimal region
Reporting:
- a report on a scientific research work;
- conference reports;
- article writing;
- an invention application.
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 – 72 hours
Total points – 2
Laboratory classes – none
Midterm assessment – pass/fail examination
