Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education

Organization

TÓK Department of Foreign Language and Literature

Code

SZABV19-01-04

Title

Research Methods in English

Usual semester

Spring

ECTS

3

Language

en

Description

This course offers students the chance to develop a variety of key academic research skills for producing a good written project (dissertation, seminar paper) and learn about key concepts of Research Methodology such as Research design, Research Proposal, Databases, Data Collection, Data Analysis, etc. The course introduces and discusses approaches, strategies, and data collection methods. It explains the requirements for an academic work, writing style and layout. Students will learn how to write a complete research proposal that may be conducted in the future.

Learning outcomes

The course introduces and discusses approaches, strategies, and data collection methods. It explains the requirements for an academic work, writing style and layout. Students will learn how to write a complete research proposal that may be conducted in the future. The course is also designed to be practical to help participants write their seminar paper or thesis.

Course content

The fundamentals of research design: Principles and practices. Designing a research proposal: narrowing down a topic, formulating research questions, planning a project. Undertaking a literature review; Academic Databases; Making the most of the Library. Writing at university level: Formal/Academic style, presentation, language, layout. Referencing: in-text citation conventions and after-text referencing. Plagiarism. Data analysis and critical thinking.

Assessment method

Written end-term test.

Bibliography

Cottrell, S. (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. Palgrave Macmillan. Harrison, M., Jakeman, V. & Paterson, K. (2012). Improve your grammar. Palgrave Study Skills. Macmillan Education. Hewings, M. & Thaine, C. (2012). Cambridge Academic English. Cambridge University Press. Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). (2020). APA Formatting and Style Guide. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ Mayer, R. E. & Alexander, P. A. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315736419 McCarthy, M. & O’Dell (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press. Reid, J. M. (2000). The Process of Composition. Prentice Hall.

Programmes of the course