Research Methodology Project
| Title | Εργαστήριο Εκπαίδευσης στην Ερευνητική Μεθοδολογία / Research Methodology Project |
| Code | ΠΥΥ204 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023517 |
Programme of Study: PMS PROĪGMENA LEITOURGIKA YLIKA
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600285444
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285444
- At the Website of the School: http://pms.physics.auth.gr/materials2024/lessons/ergastirio-ekpaidefsis-stin-erevnitiki-methodologia/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The research methodology project is an important tool for familiarization with research engagement and essentially the anteroom for the elaboration of a Postgraduate Diploma Thesis, which is mandatory in the curriculum of the MSc. Its subject can be theoretical or experimental or a combination of the two and is an original research study. Students have acquired a solid background of knowledge from both compulsory and elective courses.
Learning Outcomes
The research methodology project provides the necessary research training before the commencement of the compulsory, research and original Master's thesis.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Each postgraduate student is appointed to one of the research groups collaborating with the MSc and actively participates in current research work. In this way, he/she acquires real-time research experience (hands-on-experience), under the conditions of a research laboratory / study and improves soft skills and ability to collaborate. Essentially, the research methodology project provides the necessary research training before the commencement of the compulsory, research and original Master's thesis. The student is graded on the basis of a project repprt submitted and examined by his/her supervisor. The available research topics are announced annually on the website of the MSc.
Keywords
Diploma thesis, Research project, Research methodology
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
- Scientific Publications
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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
The student is in regular contact with his/her supervisor and exchanges information related to the subject of the dissertation. The way of communication is mainly face-to-face, but alternative forms of electronic communication are also utilized: email, skype, zoom.
The supervisor provides the student with electronic material for study that includes: slides, notes, software (data acquisition data processing and interpreation), measurement sheets, special videos.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | ✓ | ||||
| Laboratory Work | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 40 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 75 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Description
The student is graded on the basis of a project report submitted and examined by his/her supervisor.
Student Assessment methods
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Η βιβλιογραφία περιλαμβάνει βιβλία σχετικά με το γνωστικό αντικείμενο και το υπόβαθρο του Εργαστηρίου στην Ερευνητική Μεθοδολογία.
Additional bibliography for study
Η βιβλιογραφία περιλαμβάνει ερευνητικά άρθρα, άρθρα επισκόπησης και γενικά δημοσιευμένες μελέτες που σχετίζονται με το γνωστικό αντικείμενο του Εργαστηρίου στην Ερευνητική Μεθοδολογία.
Last Update
14-01-2024
