| Course Unit Code | 9360-0401/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| TOK006 | doc. Ing. Jonáš Tokarský, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| This course introduces students to the field of scientific electronic databases. Attention is also paid to the structure of professional presentations and the basics of bibliometry. Demonstrations and practical exercises are used in the course. The content of the course provides students with information on other aspects of scientific work, other than experimental research, giving them a wider view of this area, its laws and rules. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students will acquire practical skills in working with scientific electronic databases. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Student will be able to:
understand professional databases,
work with electronic databases, to search for information, to find citation overview, to identify trends,
characterize basic bibliometric terms and discuss issues of indicators,
present the results of the scientific work,
classify and characterize types of scientific texts,
identify and discuss plagiarism.
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| Course Contents |
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1) After clarification of the reasons for necessity of professional presentation, student is acquainted with main communication channels and types of scientific communication. Attention is further focused on theses, types of scientific articles and their specifics.
2) General structure of professional text (presentation) is discussed - choice of title, order of authors, keywords, abstract and its forms, introduction, experimental methods, results, discussion, conclusion, references, acknowledgement – and attention is paid to differences in the structure in dependence on type of the text (presentation).
3) Major scientific publishers and various types of databases are listed. Services of the library at VŠB-TUO and access to them are presented. Students are acquainted with the open access approach.
4) Practical examples of work with WoS database are presented.
Search is demonstrated, basic bibliometric terms are presented, issues of author identification are discussed. The Hirsch index is explained.
5) Practical examples of work with Scopus database are presented.
Search is demonstrated and students receive tasks for individual work with the Wos and Scopus databases.
6) Results of individual work with WoS and Scopus databases are discussed. Students are acquainted with other databases (ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, etc.).
7) In a purely practical exercise, students perform literary research on given topic.
8) Practical examples of work with other types of databases (e.g. factographic databaces) are presented. Search is demonstrated.
9) Attention is paid to the issues of industrial property and patent search. Searches are demonstrated.
10) Students are acquainted with methodology of evaluation of scientific results in Czech Republic, with categories in the field of research, and with RIV and OBD databases.
11) Different citation styles and tools to create them are shown. Students are acquainted with publication ethics and plagiarism.
12) Students are acquainted with the issue of predatory journals, predatory publishers, and predatory conferences. False indicators are discussed in this context.
13) Individual work with databases according to a given task.
14) The test.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| PLAXCO, K. W. The art of writing science. Protein Science. 2010, roč. 19, č. 12, s. 2261-2266. ISSN 1469-896X. Dostupné z: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009394/ |
TKAČÍKOVÁ, D. Nástroje pro účinné vyhledávání informací. VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2010. Dostupné z: http://dspace.vsb.cz/bitstream/handle/10084/78275/nastroje-pro-ucinne-vyhledavani-tkacikova.pdf
TKAČÍKOVÁ, D. Obecné základy práce s informacemi. VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2010. Dostupné z: http://dspace.vsb.cz/bitstream/handle/10084/78274/obecne-zaklady-prace-s-informacemi-tkacikova.pdf
PLAXCO, K. W. The art of writing science. Protein Science. 2010, roč. 19, č. 12, s. 2261-2266. ISSN 1469-896X. Dostupné z: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009394/ |
| Recommended Reading: |
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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. 2018-02-16]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/six-things-to-do-before-writing-your-manuscript
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. 2018-02-16]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously
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TKAČÍKOVÁ, D. Moderní metody uchovávání a šíření výsledků výzkumu a vývoje. VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2010. Dostupné z: http://dspace.vsb.cz/bitstream/handle/10084/78276/moderni-metody-uchovavani-a-sireni-tkacikova.pdf
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. 2018-02-16]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/six-things-to-do-before-writing-your-manuscript
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. 2018-02-16]. Accessible from: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Graded credit | Graded credit | 100 | 51 |