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Methodology Of Research Activity

Public syllabus for 2025-2026

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Academic overview

Programme
AIDC
Period
Year 1, Semester 1
Credits
4
Weeks
14

Curriculum placement

Appears in study plans

AIDC (2025 - 2027) Year 1, Semester 1 Mandatory subject

Teaching team

Course coordinator
(none)
Seminar coordinators
(none)

Learning time distribution

Total
Curriculum Lecture Practice Total Weekly Lecture Practice
28 0 28 2 0 2
Exam hours
6
Individual Study Bibliography study Field study Homework Tutoring Others
72 28 20 12 6 0
Overall
100

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

  • Acquire the knowledge necessary to handle a research activity
  • Apply the knowledge about research activities to the master dissertation thesis

Skills

  • Professional competencies:
  • Ability to prepare and conduct a research plan
  • Ability to collect and prepare a synthesis of relevant bibliographical resources
  • Transversal competencies:
  • Ability to prepare a report
  • Ability to prepare a presentation

Responsibility

(none)

Online platform

(none)

Course content

Content Methods Obs
#1-3: General presentation of this study programme; research directions of our department members; What is research? Towards innovative thinking. From existing results to new results. Documentation. Presentation, Conversation Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
#4-5. How to write a scientific paper. State-of-the-art analysis, systematic reviews, bibliographic researches Presentation, Conversation, Examples Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
#6-7. Tools for scientific texts: scientific styles, developing high quality figures, bibliography tools Presentation, Conversation, Examples Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
#8-9: Developing the state-of-the-art in a specific domain//systematic reviews/bibliographic studies. Presentation, Conversation, Examples Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
#10-11: Preparing quality presentations Presentation, Conversation, Examples Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
Seminar 12: Critical analysis. Peer-reviewing. Presentation, Conversation, Examples Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm
Seminar 13-14: Presentation of the state-of-the-art report Presentation Materials of the web sitehttps://staff.fmi.uvt.ro/~dana.petcu/seminar.htm

Course bibliography

C.C. Gaither, Alma E Cavazos-Gaither, Scientifically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations, 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2000 Sinclair Goodlad, c - A Handbook for Scientists, Engineers and Physicians on How to Improve Technical Presentations, Imperial College Press, 1996 Martha Davis, Scientific Papers and Presentations, Second Edition, Elsevier, 2004 Michael J. Katz, From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing, Springer, 2006 Jennifer Peat, Elizabeth Elliott, Louise Baur, Victoria Keena, Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How, BMJ Books, 2002 Jean-Luc Lebrun, Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer's Guide, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007 Michael Alley, The Craft of Scientific Presentations : Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid, Springer, 2007 Ann M. Koerner, Guide to Publishing a Scientific Paper, Bioscript Press, 2004 Philip Rubens, Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style, Second Edition, Routledge, 2000 Robert A. Day , Barbara Gastel, How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper, 6th Edition, Greenwood Press, 2006 Rita S. Brause, Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation: Invisible Rules for Success, Routledge, 2005 Justin Zobel, Writing for Computer Science, Springer, 2004 William E. Russey, Hans Friedrich Ebel, Claus Bliefert, How to Write a Successful Science Thesis: The Concise Guide for Students, Wiley, 2006 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Reproducibility and Replicability in Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25303.

Seminar content

Content Methods Obs
Bibliography:

Seminar bibliography

(none)

Corroboration

(none)

AI tools guidance

(none)

Evaluation and delivery

Activity Criteria Methods Percentage
C
  • -
  • -
S
  • The students should prepare during the semester:
  • 1. A research project, including
  • – A state of the art report for the research field they choose
  • – A relevant, annotated, and up to date bibliography
  • 2. A systematic review/bibliometric analysis for the research project
  • 3. (optional) Research artifacts for benchmarkings/comparative studies
  • Oral examination
  • 100.0%

Performance standards

General understanding of a research activity

Additional info

(none)