Research Methodology, Literature Analysis, Specialities of Scientific Reports for Undergraduate Research and Thesis Writing

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

  • Katona Krisztián

    assistant professor,
    Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OSF-KUM-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Dentistry
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

OSA-FI1-T parallel , OSA-ORB-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 100

Topic

Pitfalls of scientific report writing, formal and content requirements of the thesis work are described in detail during the classes.

Lectures

  • 1. Types of scientific reports, terminology.
  • 2. Hierarchy of scientific publications, research planning.
  • 3. Literature search
  • 4. Parts of scientific publications I.- introduction, materials & methods
  • 5. Parts of scientific publications II.-results, discussion
  • 6. Text formatting, table and figure management
  • 7. Citation management, reference list, plagiarism
  • 8. Data and statistical analysis
  • 9. Presentation preparation and presentation techniques
  • 10. Thesis as a scientific text: requirements
  • 11. Scientific presentations I
  • 12. Scientific presentations II

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Lectures.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Either a 10-minute oral presentation with slide show, or alternatively a handing in of a 5 page long scientific report (format and requirements according to the thesis work).

Mid-term exams

Either a 10-minute oral presentation with slide show, or alternatively a handing in of a 5 page long scientific report (format and requirements according to the thesis work).

Making up for missed classes

According to individual consultation.

Exam topics/questions

0

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Katona Krisztián
  • Kőnigné Péter Anikó
  • Sándor Balázs Attila
  • Szalma József