Methodological recommendations for the performance of an individual task (report) in the discipline "Fundamentals of scientific researches"

Abstract

Modern institutional transformations in science as a sphere of human cognitive activity, awareness of tasks and functions of science, criteria for recognition of the results of scientific activity determine the need for improvement and further development of the process of scientific research, which ensures the production of scientific knowledge. An important direction of scientific activity is scientific research in higher educational institutions, which form the intellectual potential of the country, contribute to the provision of a qualitatively new content of the competences of modern highly qualified specialists, who are the leaders of progressive changes in the practical activities of economic entities. The goal of the discipline "Fundamentals of scientific research": mastering the theoretical foundations and acquiring practical skills for conducting scientific research. At the same time, considerable attention is paid to the formation of students' skills in the use of scientific research methods, which creates significant competitive advantages among specialists of the economic profile in the labor market. The task: to master the methods of scientific research, the basics of the organization of scientific activity. As a result of studying the academic discipline, the student should know: 1) criteria for justifying the expediency of choosing a certain direction of scientific research; specifics of substantiating the purpose and tasks of scientific research; 2) peculiarities of the definition and relationship between the object and the subject of research; 3) basic research methods and features of their application to solve certain tasks; 4) the substantive part of scientific research - from the substantiation of theoretical provisions to the improvement and further development of certain methodological recommendations; 5) the structure of a scientific article; 4 6) requirements for the presentation of the results of scientific research; be able: 1) substantiate the problems of scientific research, its object and subject, the choice of an empirical base, techniques of scientific generalizations, the formation of conclusions and recommendations based on the results of research; 2) conduct scientific research on the basis of developed theoretical foundations and methodology; 3) to have tools for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of scientific activity; 4) perform scientific works at the level of a diploma thesis in accordance with the requirements for works of a similar level, from the moment of justifying the topic to the public defense; 5) prepare scientific articles as a form of approbation of the results of scientific research and their publication in collections of scientific works that have the status of professional publications. The total amount of hours for studying the discipline and their allocation to classroom classes and independent work of students is as follows: 32 hours of lectures, 32 hours of practical tasks; total volume 150 / 5 credits / 2 modules. According to the curriculum of the discipline "Fundamentals of scientific research", 86 hours are allocated for independent work of students, 20 of them for the performance of an individual research task (report). Completion of tasks from independent and individual work is mandatory for every student.