Geographical Methods of Scientific Research

- methodological foundations of geographical scientific research,
- research approach, types of research design,
- definition of the aim, objectives, research questions and working hypotheses in geographical scientific research work; evaluation of research questions,
- selected procedures of geographical scientific methodology - analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction,
- methods and stages of work of scientific knowledge acquisition in geography - collection of material, observation, description, explanation,
- selected methods and techniques of physical-geographical, socio-geographical and regional-geographical investigation,
- models, modeling and model geographic approaches to the study of the landscape, the region, the geographic environment,
- writing scientific and professional texts (geographical study, student professional and scientific works, scientific and professional publications, structure of scientific and professional texts),
- presentation of methodology (research course) and methods in a scientific text,
- critical analysis of the scientific method in the selected scientific article;
independent design of a scientific research, project work and its presentation.

• Clifford, N., Cope, M., Gillespie, T., French, S. (ur.), 2016. Key Methods in Geography. London: Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 63110242
• Limb, M., 2001. Qualitative Methodologies for Geographers. London, New York: Arnold, Oxford University Press. COBISS.SI-ID – 16872034
• Montello, D. R., Sutton, P. C., 2013. An Introduction to Scientific Research Methods in Geography & Environmental Studies. Los Angeles: Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 53840482
• Robinson, G., 1998. Methods and Techniques in Human Geography. Chichester: Wiley & Sons. COBISS.SI-ID – 5014370
• Vrišer, I., 2002. Uvod v geografijo. Ljubljana, Filozofska fakulteta. COBISS.SI-ID – 115927296
• Rana, L., 2008. Geographical Thought, A Systematic Record of Evolution. Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 495 str. (poglavje: Explanation in Geography, str. 317–364) COBISS.SI-ID – 65733474
• Waugh, D., 2009. Geography. An Integrated Approach. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. COBISS.SI-ID – 3450942
• Izbrana dela iz sodobne geografske literature s področja metodologije (po izboru študenta glede na tematiko projekta).

Other current literature available in the e-classroom.