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Effective work with database systems and data sources

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 654-2004/02
Abbreviation EPDSZD
Course title Effective work with database systems and data sources
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Industrial Systems Management
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jonáš Tokarský, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Reasons for working with databases; types of data sources and their characterization.
2) Structure of scientific texts, their individual parts.
3) Work with citations; overview of databases, sources of data and information; use of access through the VŠB-TUO library.
4) Ways of working with selected bibliographic databases.
5) Ways of working with selected factual databases.
6) Indicators (metrics) and identifiers.
7) Publication process; open access; OA databases.
8) Publication ethics; predation.
9) Various methods of data presentation.
10) Individual presentation of semester work results; discussion.

Literature

1) PLAXCO, K. W. The art of writing science. Protein Science. 2010, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 2261-2266. ISSN 1469-896X . Accessible from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009394/
2) BORJA, A. How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals: Six things to do before writing your manuscript. Elsevier Connect [online]. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018, 12 May 2014 [cit. 2023-01-04]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/six-things-to-do-before-writing-your-manuscript
3) SAND-JENSEN, K. How to write consistently boring scientific literature. Oikos. 2007, vol. 116, 9. 723-727. Accessible from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15674.x

Advised literature

1) BORJA, A. How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals: 11 steps to structuring a science paper editors will take seriously. Elsevier Connect [online]. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018, 24 June 2014 [cit. 2023-01-04]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously