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Methodology of GIScience

Summary

The course explains principles of research and methodology of GIscience. It includes bibliography, research design in GIscience, planning, schedule, sources, establishing research questions and hypothesis, validation methods, preparation of grant proposals, preparation of scientific paper, ethical aspects, reviewing process, criticism, and questions of scientific career.

Literature

Longley, P.A., Goodchild M.F., Maguire D.J., Rhind D.W.: Geographical Information Systems and Science. Wiley, 2011. 495 stran.
Gabrys, B.J., Langdale, J.A., 2012. How to succeed as a scientist: from postdoc to professor. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK ; New York. 212 s. ISBN 978-0-521-76586-2
Greenfield, T., Greener, S. (Eds.), 2016. Research Methods for Postgraduates: Third Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Oxford, UK. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118763025
Pruzan, P., 2016. Research Methodology: The Aims, Practices and Ethics of Science, 1st ed. 2016. ed. Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27167-5

Advised literature

Thomas, C.G., 2021. Research Methodology and Scientific Writing. Springer Nature, S.l.
Betz, F., 2011. Managing science: methodology and organization of research, Innovation, technology, and knowledge management. Springer, New York.
Kosso, P., 2011. A summary of scientific method. Springer, Dordrecht; New York.
Dean, A., Voss, D., Draguljić, D., 2017. Design and Analysis of Experiments, Springer Texts in Statistics. Springer International Publishing, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52250-0


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 548-0957
Abbreviation MEGIS
Course title Methodology of GIScience
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jiří Horák, Dr.