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TDDD89 Scientific Method

Course information


The course TDDD89 will help introduce students to writing Masters' theses.

Goals

According to Studieinfo, students should, after the course, be able to
  • evaluate texts with respect to scientific and engineering standards.
  • describe and select relevant scientific and engineering methods in the topic area for each student.
  • compare and evaluate scientific and engineering methods in the topic area selected by each student.
  • formulate a scientific text using generally accepted standards.
  • formulate and criticize a plan for a scientific study.
  • critically evaluate scientific works.
  • seek information about and evaluate references in their own topic area.
  • summarize scientific results in their topic area.
  • assess and manage ethical issues and societal aspects of science and engineering in their topic area.
  • demonstrate insight that there exist several different forms, fields and career paths for professional work in computer science and engineering related areas, especially in research and development in an international context, in both industry, research organizations and academic institutions.

Course format

The course features a number of lectures on general topics related to scientific writing and the use of scientific research methods. We will alternate between reading sections of Masters' theses, along with complementary material on academic writing, and conduct weekly seminars where we disseminate the texts that we have read and produced. Three of the seminars will be devoted to thesis plan drafts that you write iteratively, and two will be devoted to reading a Master's thesis. Also, we will have feedback sessions on your research questions as well as proper use of academic English on separate occasions. More information about the seminars is given in the general information on course seminars.

The final outcome of the three writing-seminars and final elaboration is an extended thesis project plan report (UPG1) that should meet the quality requirements of a good thesis project plan as well as of a limited elaboration of background and related work towards a thesis for the chosen topic.


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Last updated: 2023-10-10