Course Module
Bioprocess Engineering Study Program Departmen of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Agricultural Technology Universitas Brawijaya
Module name Scientific Method Module level Undergraduate program
Code TPF61014
Subtitle -
Courses Scientific Method
Semester(s) 5
Person responsible for the module
Yusuf Wibisono, STP, MSc., Ph.D Lecturer 1. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sumardi HS, MS
2. Yusuf Wibisono, STP, MSc., Ph.D Language Bahasa Indonesia, English
Relation to curriculum Compulsory/elective Type of teaching,
contact hours
Lecture: 26.67 hours / 1.0 ECTS Self-learning: 32 hours / 1.20 ECTS Assignment: 32 hours / 1.20 ECTS Workload 90.67 hours/ 3.40 ECTS per semester
Lecture, self-learning, and assignment Credit points 2 SKS / 3,4 ECTS
Requirements according to the examination regulations Recommended prerequisites
- Module
objectives/intended learning outcomes
ILO-4: To communicate creative idea and works effectively within professional community and larger society.
ILO-5: To demonstrate an ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in developing innovative engineering solutions using complex problem-solving skills
ILO-6: To conduct practice-based tasks related to bioprocessing in a responsible, safe, voluntary, self-motivated and ethical manner
Attendance: 80%
Objectives
Student has knowledge and skill to implement scientific writing with good scientific method and making effective presentation media (as like seminar, symposium, etc)
Knowledge:
In this course, students learn about scientific writing, formulating research hypotheses, reviewing literature, designing research methods, results and discussions, and literature. At the end of the lecture, they are also taught writing scientific journal articles and making effective presentation media.
Skills
Cognitive: Able to learn the skill of scientific writing such as making abstracts, introductions (including identification of problems), designing research (including determining research variables), and also analysis result and discussions.
Psychomotor: Able to demonstrate a good presentation with present an effective presentation media.
Competences:
1. Able to think critically to solve a problem. (ILO-5)
2. Able to search and evaluate relevant literature. (ILO-5, ILO-6) 3. Able to collect and write scientific information well. (ILO-4, ILO-6) 4. Able to write scientific articles on research results. (ILO-4, ILO-6) 5. Able to convey research results orally. (ILO-4)
Content Course
1) Introduction: Philosophy of science: Ontology, Epistemology, and Axiology, types of undergraduate thesis, steps of implementation in research
2) Think critically: identification and formulation of research problems 3) Literature review: search, selection, evaluation and reference writing 4) Research objectives and hypothesis: formulating objectives and writing research hypothesis
5) Research methods: type of data (quantitative, qualitative), writing of experimental steps and data collection
6) Results, Discussion and Conclusions: analysis and interpretation of research data, writing conclusions
7) Writing scientific articles: article structure, abstract writing, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions
8) Tables and Figures: presentation of tables and figures
9) Presentation: production and delivery of research results in effectively way
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination
1. Midterm exam 2. Final term exam 3. Assignment 4. Group assignment 5. Presentation How to score:
Midterm Exam (1-5) = 25%
Final Exam (1-4) = 25%
Assignment = 30%
Presentation = 20%
A : 80<Final Score≤100 B+ : 75< Final Score ≤80 B : 69< Final Score ≤75 C+ : 60< Final Score ≤69 C : 55< Final Score ≤60 D : 50 < Final Score ≤55 D+ : 44< Final Score ≤50 E : 0< Final Score ≤44
Media employed Class, Online learning system (Zoom and Google Classroom), Ms.
Powerpoint, Ms. Word, Computer, LCD
Reading list 1) Creswell, J.W., 2002. Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
2) Katz, M.J., 2009. From research to manuscript: A guide to scientific writing. Springer Science & Business Media.
3) Pedoman Pendidikan Fakultas Teknologi Pertanian Universitas Brawijaya, 2019.
