Scientific Research Methodologies

SCI 8010SEF

Course Guide

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

SCI 8010SEF

Course Guide

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

Course Start Date

Aut 2025

Course Level

Postgraduate

Length in Terms

1 term

Credits

3

Language

English

Fees ($) (including lab fees)

Details

Future Terms

Quota and Schedule

Course Start Date	Course Level	Length in Terms	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Terms
Aut 2025	Postgraduate	1 term	3	English	Details

Quota and Schedule

Course Coordinator:

Dr Chen Jianlin, BSc (TJU), MSc (TJU), PhD (CityU)

Lectures will be scheduled on weekday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays.

SCI 8010SEF is a course designed by the School of Science and Technology for the Postgraduate programme.

Aims

This course aims to enhance students' understanding of a systemic thinking approach about scientific research theoretically and methodologically.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

Principles to scientific research
Qualitative and quantitative approaches
Information collection and databases
Research gap and hypothesis
Experimental design and sampling
Data collection methods
Statistical analysis and data interpretation
Report writing and presentation
Research ethics and integrity
Scientific seminars (scientific presentations provided by external and internal academics and professionals)

Assessment

Course assessment will include two individual assignments (40%) and a mini-project (60%). The mini-project consists of an oral presentation (20%) and a written report (40%). It will be conducted in group project mode with individual assessment. Students with different academic backgrounds will be assigned to a group to promote academic sharing and exchange.

Students are required to submit their assignments and project via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

There are no set books for this course. The following publications will be the main references of study:

Vinayak Bairagi, Mousami V. Munot (2019) Research Methodology: A Practical and Scientific Approach. CRC Press
Bora Pajo (2018) Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-On Approach. SAGE Publications.
George Thomas (2021) Research Methodology and Scientific Writing. Springer Nature.
Mario BUNGE (2012) Scientific Research II: The Search for Truth – Studies in the Foundations, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Springer Berlin Heidelberg