Methodology of Scientific Research in the Field of Religious Studies. Ethics and Academic Integrity

1. Books. Defining book elements; 2. Periodicals. The defining elements of periodicals; 3. Types of scientific papers: seminar paper; dissertation; 4. The stages of elaboration of the dissertation: the choice of the subject, the delimitation of the topic and the elaboration of the work plan; 5. The stages of elaboration of the dissertation: bibliographic information; 6. The stages of elaboration of the dissertation: assembling and selecting the material; 7. The stages of elaborating the dissertation: writing the worksheets; 8. The stages of elaboration of the dissertation: explanatory notes and bibliographic references; 9. The stages of elaborating the dissertation: writing the bibliography and the list of abbreviations; 10. Establishing and modifying the appearance of a document; 11. Formatting pages; 12. Insertion of graphic signs and punctuation marks; 13. Rules on the division of words into syllables; 14. Final considerations. Feedback.

What is wanted is a description of the methodology and the main norms and principles according to which the final dissertation paper must be written. Master's degree students must acquire the ability to carry out independent documentation-research work and to generate analysis and conclusions with an original character.