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 8.15 a.m. to 9.45 a.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