This course teaches students how to perform research. It is aimed at Bachelor and Master students who want to understand the process of science and write a scientific thesis. It is also suitable to Ph.D. students who missed such education.
The course consists of three main parts:
- An introduction to science,
- A methodology and methods part, and
- A how-to-write part.
The overall linear sequence of slide decks and videos is more fine grain than the usual 90min. sessions and can be combined in different ways.
Please note that this (rather old) course is in need of updating and has yet to be fully converted and published. Hopefully, I’ll be done after the WS 2020/21.
Overview
Session | Content | Duration |
---|---|---|
A01 | Course introduction | 12min. |
A02 | Course schedule | 12min. |
B01 | Science in context | 30min. |
B02 | Science illustrated | 13min. |
B03 | Paper example | 17min. |
B04 | Summary example | 12min. |
B05 | Review example | 8min. |
C01 | Science defined | 52min. |
C02 | Research process | 23min. |
C03 | Research question | 23min. |
C04 | Literature review | 30min. |
C05 | Contributions | 20min. |
C06 | Research ethics | 30min. |
D01 | Theory building | 50min. |
D02 | The qualitative survey | – |
D03 | Grounded theory | – |
D04 | Case study research | – |
E01 | Theory validation | – |
E02 | Controlled experiments (Janet Siegmund) | 85min. |
E03 | Survey research | – |
F01 | Research papers | 22min. |
F02 | Good writing style | 18min. |
F03 | Paper opening | 28min. |
F04 | Related work | 9min. |
F05 | Contributions | 25min. |
F06 | Paper closing | 11min. |
G01 | Paper publishing | 30min. |
G02 | Publishing in journals | 22min. |
G03 | Publishing in conferences | 27min. |
G04 | Peer review | 39min. |
G05 | The publishing business | 49min. |
H01 | Course conclusions | – |
Materials
Lecture slides
YouTube playlist
License
Unless specified otherwise, the NYT course materials are licensed under the CreativeCommons CC BY 4.0 International license.
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