Methodology of Scientific and Professiona Research Course code: MNSI | 7 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 1
Semester: 1
Requirements:
Goal: Course objective is to acquaint students with the research methodology of the logical discipline that studies the logical framework of scientific knowledge and research tools and procedures that certain sciences apply in their research and through which they seek to gain new knowledge.
Outcome: Ability to apply research methodology and logical frameworks and research tools to their own applied research.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. General methodological approach
  2. Methodological procedure
  3. Scientific explanation of the discovered facts
  4. How to write a paper
  5. Sample and sample types
  6. Samples based on probability accounts
  7. Samples that are not based on probability accounts
  8. Research methods: survey, comparative method. observation method, content analysis, measurement, experiment, sociometric method, statistical method
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Content from theoretical classes translated into practical application through exercises.
Textbooks and References
  1. Milan Mole: Uvod u naučnu i stručnu dokumentaciju
  2. Miroslav Živković: Uvod u metodologiju naučnog istraživanja
  3. Miloje Sarić: Opšti principi naučnog rada
  4. Ćirković: Uvod u metodologiju.
  5. Ilić: Naučno istraživanje:opšta metodologija
  6. Marković: Logika.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 2
Practical classes: 4
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
30
colloquium
30
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30