Research and scientific writing methodology

Course Information
TitleΕρευνητική και Συγγραφική Μεθοδολογία / Research and scientific writing methodology
Code25Υ
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolForestry and Natural Environment
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600019413

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)

Registered students: 119
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Compulsory CoursesCompulsory Course213

Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600165960
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • 11Υ Introduction to Forestry
  • 13Υ Applied statistics
  • 14Υ Ecology
General Prerequisites
Knowledge of the 1st semester subjects particularly pertaining to the Introduction to Forestry and to Statistics.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of the basic characteristics of the scientific method. Relations between theory, theoretical research and applied research. Types of scientific research. Development from a scientific idea to a Diploma Thesis topic. Preparation and development of a Thesis topic. Methodology of literature search. Hypothesis formulation, hypothesis testing, experiments, sampling. Data collection. Gantt chart and time management. Thesis writing, structure, presentation. Plagiarism.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Respect natural environment
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course presents an introduction to research methodology with an emphasis place on the sciences of natural resources. The topic is introduced through the presentation of a scientific paradigm, while a concise review of the interface between science and research is presented. The theoretical part of this work concerns the development of the fundamentals of scientific inference for natural sciences, which is presented divide in the following sections: (a) the scientific method, (b) the relation between cause and effect, (γ) the relationship of theory and research, and (d) methods and technology in the contemporary science of natural resources. The presentation of the applied part of this treatise is based upon the selection and development of a research topic. The following sections are presented: (a) design of research in the sciences of natural resources, (β) selection and outline of a research topic, and (c) preparation of a Diploma Thesis.
Keywords
research methodology, scientidic writing methodology
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures301
Seminars80.3
Reading Assigment401.3
Written assigments100.3
Exams20.1
Total903
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Λιαργκόβας, Π., Δερματής Ζ. και Δ. Κομνηνός 2020. Μεθοδολογία της έρευνας και συγγραφή επιστημονικών εργασιών. Εκδ. Τζιόλας.
Additional bibliography for study
Αραβανόπουλος ΦΑ 2021. Αρχές ερευνητικής και συγγραφικής μεθοδολογία. Σημειώσεις. Αραβανόπουλος ΦΑ 2011. Αρχές ερευνητικής μεθοδολογίας για τις επιστήμες των φυσικών πόρων. Επιστ. Επετ. Σχολής Δασολογίας & Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος, ΑΠΘ 45: 1-15.
Last Update
12-07-2021