INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND ACADEMIC WRITING

Course Code: I. 1104 • Study year: I • Academic Year: 2024-2025
Domain: History • Field of study: History
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Sorina Victoria
Seminar tutor: Sorina Victoria
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class / Seminary
Number of teaching hours per semester: 14
Number of teaching hours per week: 1
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 3

Course aims:

Acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge of scientific research in the field, in full accordance with the rules of ethics and academic integrity.
Familiarizing students with theoretical and practical skills to plan and write a research paper.
Learn how to use the Chicago, AR, APA referencing style in academic writing.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

Introduction to research methods. Plagiarism and types of plagiarism. Ethical issues. Types of scientific papers. The structure of a research paper. 

Teaching methods:

Conversation, exemplification, applications

Learning outcomes:

Students will be able to plan and write a research paper.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Project – 50% Written paper - 50%

Recommended reading:

Umberto Eco, Cum se face o teză de licență. Disciplinele umaniste, Pontica, Constanta, Pontica, 257.
VULPE, Magdalena, Ghidul cercetătorului umanist. Introducere în cercetarea și redactarea științifică, Clusium, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, 300.
RĂDULESCU, Mihaela St, Metodologia cercetării științifice: elaborarea lucrărilor de licență, masterat, doctorat, Editura Didactică și Pedagogică, București, 2006, 300.