Õppeaine annab ülevaate teadustegevuse metodoloogiast ja erinevatest uurimismeetoditest, samuti oskuse teadustulemusi esitada vastavalt teadustegevuse akadeemilistele tavadele.

Course brief description: Composition of doctoral thesis (requirements, structure, writing, publication). General methods of R&D. Computer based research. Experimental technique (objects, equipment, planning of experiments, treatment of results. Defence of intellectual property.