TDDI18 · 4 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Datateknik
Scientific Method in Computer Science and Engineering
Active · next start VT 2027
100%
passed the latest regular sitting
UPG1 · 7 Apr 2026 · 37 students
100%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
UPG1 · 37 students
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
Part of 1 programme
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Hand-in assignments
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 37 students
- 100%37
Later rounds
100% passed · 7 students
- 100%7
- Pass a later round: 100% (7 students), compared with 100% (37 students) on the ordinary exam
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Seminars
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 33 students
- 100%33
Later rounds
100% passed · 6 students
- 100%6
- Pass a later round: 100% (6 students), compared with 100% (33 students) on the ordinary exam
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About the course
Aim
After completing the course students at undergraduate level shall:
- be able to use basic concepts of scientific method
- be able to write scientific and technical text with good academic standards.
- have a good knowledge of and be able to select and evaluate relevant engineering and scientific methods in their subject area.
- independently design and criticize a plan for a scientific study.
- independently assess scientific work.
- be able to independently seek and critically examine the sources in their subject area.
- be able to independently compiling scientific and technical information.
- be able to independently assess and deal with ethical issues and societal aspects of scientific and technical work.
Content
- Scientific Method: The aim of scientific methods, quantitative methods, qualitative methods.
- Scientific writing
- Literature search and selection
- Criticism: reliability and validity
- Reference management
- Research ethics
- Societal aspects of research and technological development
- Examiner
- Lena Buffoni
- Scheduled hours
- 0 h
- Main field of study
- Datateknik