Experimental Methodology in Research
Experimentell forskningsmetodik

GEM080F, 7.5 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Spring 2020
Beslutad av: Annika Mårtensson, Prorektor
Datum för fastställande: 2020-02-04

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Doctoral Research Training
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English

Syfte

The course aims to provide an advanced understanding of experimental methodologies in research. It provides knowledge about fundamental concepts and techniques that are applied across a wide range of experimental research fields.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• Be able to explain concepts in science theory and how they apply to research practices
• Be able to conceptually differ between experimentation and passive observation
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of limitations of intuitive experimental procedures, such as changing one factor at a time or running trial-and-error experiments
• Demonstrate basic conceptual knowledge of Design of Experiments (DoE)

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• Be able to plan and carry out experiments that result in explanatory knowledge
• Be able to identify the principles of statistical hypothesis tests and apply the most common ones.

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden Be able to identify ethical risks pertaining to research methodology.

Kursinnehåll

To support the learning outcomes, the course is built around examples and exercises as well as a small group project, where the central concepts and techniques are applied.

Kurslitteratur

Andersson, Ö.: Andersson, Ö., 2012: Experiment! – Planning, Implementing and Interpreting. 288pp, Wiley. ISBN-10: 0470688254. ISBN-13: 978-0470688250. Wiley, 2012.
The course is given by the author of the course textbook.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Föreläsningar, seminarier, övningar, projekt. The course includes lectures, assignments, excercises, project work and literature reading.

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Skriftlig tentamen, inlämningsuppgifter, seminarieföredrag av deltagarna. Substantial active participation in course activities is a requirement, e.g. more than 50 % of the scheduled classroom sessions. All course tasks need to be fulfilled and assessed by the course leader. At the end of the course there is a compulsory written exam (all assessments on a Pass/Fail-basis).
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: To be prioritized in the admission to the course, applicants have to be admitted to a PhD programme at LTH.
Förutsatta förkunskaper: This is a faculty-wide doctoral course particularly suitable for students involved in empirical research. Some experience of data collection in ones own research is an advantage.
Urvalskriterier: Priority is given to students who are closest to finishing their PhD programmes.

Övrig information

https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/persons/oeivind-andersson(6c8ba8ef-efd0-4f18-a099-1432b09b4ac3).html

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvariga:
Hemsida: https://www.lth.se/english/cee/doctoral-education-support/faculty-wide-phd-courses/