General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | How to effectively plan and conduct environmental study |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr Karolina Leszczyńska, dr Ewelina Lipka |
| Lecturer's email | karles3@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | adiunct |
| Faculty | Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences |
| Semester | 2025/2026 (summer) |
| Duration | 15 |
| ECTS | 3 |
| USOS code | 07-EPS -AMU-PIE |
Timetable
Wednesday 11:30-1.00 p.m., Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Collegium Geographicum, room 242
Module aim (aims)
The classes are planned as seminars. Its main aim is to help students – novice researchers to plan, prepare, conduct and report successful environmental research. You may expect basic theoretical background, as well as practical step-by-step guidance in planning research.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
N/A
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction. The scientific method.
Week 2: The scientific method – continued.
Week 3: How to start? Literature review, research problem and hypothesis.
Week 4: How to prepare? Desk-based study – methods and techniques.
Week 5: How to plan? Fieldwork planning, health and safety.
Week 6: How to wrap up? Research report.
Week 7: How to mitigate? Case studies of successful and unsuccessful fieldwork campaigns.
Week 8: Assignment – Research report draft
Reading list
S. A. Schumm, 2000. To interpret the Earth. Ten way to be wrong. Cambridge University Press, pp. 132