Scientific Method for Wikimedians

Scientific Method for Wikimedian Brief...

Course Overview

 * 0. Introduction
 * Tutor introduction
 * Structure of the course
 * Learning outcomes
 * General Notes
 * Recommended references

1. Part I: Knowledge & Scientific Method

 * 1. Knowledge & its types
 * Nature of the knowledge
 * Source of knowledge
 * Aspects of knowledge
 * Knowledge and science
 * Historical background


 * 2. Scientific Facts
 * Facts as knowledge
 * Facts Development: Simple Fact
 * Facts Development: Complex Fact
 * Notes on Scientific facts


 * 3. Research Methodology
 * Brief Reminder
 * Method vs. Methodology
 * Classification of research method
 * Notes on Research Method & Methodology


 * 4. Scientific Methods
 * Reminder: Science & Method
 * Scientific Method: Definition
 * Scientific Method: Structure
 * Scientific Method: Properties
 * Notes on the Scientific Method


 * 5. Research Questions
 * Reminder: The scientific method
 * Basic skills
 * Searching for a problem
 * Research problem properties
 * Notes on the research problem

2. Part II: Research Plan

 * 6. Defining Research Question
 * Reminder: Scientific method & research question
 * Structure of the research question
 * Title constructing
 * Motivations & objectives
 * Problem definition: Context, Syntax (Questions, description & hypotheses)
 * Notes of defining a research question


 * 7. The state-of-the-art


 * Reminder: Scientific method & card system
 * What to include
 * Objectives of the state-of-the-art
 * Types of the state-of-the-art
 * Special case: No previous studies
 * What to avoid!
 * How to do the state-of-the-art
 * General notes on the state-of-the-art


 * 8. Designing a Research Method
 * Introduction
 * Reminder: Scientific method
 * What do you need to do?
 * Importance of the method
 * Elements of the method
 * General notes on designing a method

Practical
1. Chapter1: Knowledge & its types


 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3

2. Chapter2: Scientific Facts


 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3

3. Chapter3: Research Methodology


 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3

4. Chapter4: The Scientific Method


 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3

5. Chapter5: Research Question


 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3
 * Question 4