Course code:
321H1		 Course name:
Elective Course D

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

221A1 / 231H1 / 232H1 / 411A1

ECTS:

4

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study program:

Chemistry: 4. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Teacher:

Jelena Đ. Trifković, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: three hours of lectures (3+0+0)

Goals:

The aim of the course is to acquire the student with the methodology of scientific research, ways of studying and applying the laws of methodological procedures and intellectual activities in the transformation of an idea into a written work, to provide basic theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for research work in chemistry

Outcome:

Upon completion of this course, it is expected that students will be able to: use scientific and professional literature in the relevant field of chemistry, organize scientific research through theoretical and technical design of the experiment, apply professional-scientific methods and professional-scientific techniques in the processing of the current topic, independently process and interpret experimental results, write professional papers in accordance with the standards of the profession (in terms of presentation quality equal to the papers published in professional journals), present papers in accordance with the professional standards.

Teaching methods:

Lectures.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Scientific and specialized literature in the field of chemistry.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

30 points (3 hours a week)

Syllabus:

1. Scientific Research Methodology - The concept and subject of scientific research methodology. Basic stages of scientific research - the way to the facts. 2. Identification of scientific problem (object of research) and its formulation - Object of research. Objectives. Hypotheses - Testing assumptions or research questions. Importance of research - theoretical and / or practical contribution. 3. Selection and analysis of the topic 4. Scientific information sources and literature search - Types of scientific information sources. Database. How is a database created? Database types: bibliographic databases, citation databases, full text databases. Where to look for bibliographic units? 5. Study of literary material 6. Research Preparation - Variables. Sample. Occurrence measurement instruments. Procedure. Data processing) 7. Research Results - Presenting research results. Statistical methods of data processing: descriptive, correlation, discriminatory. 8. Writing professional work (final thesis, master thesis, doctoral dissertation, scientific publication, seminar paper) - Structure and composition. Title of the paper. Abstract. Key words. Introduction: context, needs, task and subject matter. The experimental part. Results and Discussion. Conclusion. Literature. Language and style of professional work. 8. Presentation of professional work - Presentation programs. Structure of presentation. Presentation mode

Oral exam:

70 points