Scientific Method for Wikimedians

Scientific Method for Wikimedian Brief...

Course Overview

0. Introduction

1. Tutor introduction
2. Structure of the course
3. Learning outcomes
4. General Notes
5. Recommended references

Theoratical

1. Part I: Knowledge & Scientific Method

Slides deck & Video of 1st chapter

1. Knowledge & its types

1. Nature of the knowledge
2. Source of knowledge
3. Aspects of knowledge
4. Knowledge and science
5. Historical background

Slides deck & Video of 2nd chapter

2. Scientific Facts

1. Facts as knowledge
2. Facts Development: Simple Fact
3. Facts Development: Complex Fact
4. Notes on Scientific facts

Slides deck & Video of 3rd chapter

3. Research Methodology

1. Brief Reminder
2. Method vs. Methodology
3. Classification of research method
4. Notes on Research Method & Methodology

Slides deck & Video of 4th chapter

4. Scientific Methods

1. Reminder: Science & Method
2. Scientific Method: Definition
3. Scientific Method: Structure
4. Scientific Method: Properties
5. Notes on the Scientific Method

Slides deck & Video of 5th chapter

5. Research Questions

1. Reminder: The scientific method
2. Basic skills
3. Searching for a problem
4. Research problem properties
5. Notes on the research problem

2. Part II: Research Plan

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6. Defining Research Question

1. Reminder: Scientific method & research question
2. Structure of the research question
3. Title constructing
4. Motivations & objectives
5. Problem definition: Context, Syntax (Questions, description & hypotheses)
6. Notes of defining a research question

Slides deck & Video of 7th chapter

7. The state-of-the-art

1. Reminder: Scientific method & card system
2. What to include
3. Objectives of the state-of-the-art
4. Types of the state-of-the-art
5. Special case: No previous studies
6. What to avoid!
7. How to do the state-of-the-art
8. General notes on the state-of-the-art

Slides deck & Video of 8th chapter

8. Designing a Research Method

1. Introduction
2. Reminder: Scientific method
3. What do you need to do?
4. Importance of the method
5. Elements of the method
6. General notes on designing a method

Practical

1. Chapter1: Knowledge & its types

Slides deck & Video of 1st chapter Practical part

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

2. Chapter2: Scientific Facts

Slides deck & Video of 2nd chapter Practical part

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

3. Chapter3: Research Methodology

Slides deck & Video of 3rd chapter Practical part

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

4. Chapter4: The Scientific Method

Slides deck & Video of 4th chapter Practical part

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

5. Chapter5: Research Question

Slides deck & Video of 5th chapter Practical part

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3
4. Question 4