Course: Science Methodology

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Course title Science Methodology
Course code KOL/MET
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jurková Barbora, Mgr.
  • Zámečník Hadwiger Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štěpán Jan, prof. RNDr. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
(1) Theory of science Theory and model Testing theories Explanatory and predictive power of theory System of scientific disciplines (2) Mathematical logic Propositional and predicate logic and its application Logical neurons and their application Non-classical logics and their application (modal, temporal, and others) (3) Basics of statistics Basic terminology of statistics Basics of statistical processing of data Probability, theoretical and empirical model (4) Experiment Features of experiment in individual disciplines (examples from scientific disciplines) Experiment preparation (example from scientific disciplines) Experiment execution (examples from scientific disciplines) Experiment evaluation (examples from scientific disciplines)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to specialized scientific work, the ability to create audio-visual output from one's own research activities. Students will acquire knowledge of basics of theory of science, gain orientation in applications of mathematical logic and basics of statistics. Based on these partial pieces of knowledge they will then be able to design their own experiments for the scientific field of linguistics. The course will be broken down into four parts: theory of science, mathematical logic, statistics and experiment.
Conceptual analysis Analysis of technical text Analysis of technical text in foreign language Creation of written essay Creation of audio-visual output
Prerequisites
Passive knowledge of the English language

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Dialog, Seminar Work

(1) Active participation in class (2) No more than two absences (3) Written essay, completion of tasks assigned in the course of study - logic, statistic
Recommended literature
  • Fajkus, B. (2005). Filosofie a metodologie vědy - vývoj, současnost a perspektivy.. Praha: Academia.
  • Kvasnička, V. - Pospíchal, J. (2006). Matematická logika. Bratislava.
  • Neubauer, J. - Neubauer, M. - Sedlačík, M. - Kříž, O. (2012). Základy statistiky. Praha.
  • Ochrana, F. (2009). Metodologie vědy. Praha.
  • Peregrin, J. (2003). Logika a logiky. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Lingvistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Lingvistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Lingvistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Lingvistics and Theory of Communication (2014) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Lingvistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Lingvistics and Digital Humanities (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter