DSAS01 Acquisition of scientific information
Detailed course information you can find in interactive syllabi
Interactive syllabi manual
1. After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Search full texts of research books and journals in libraries and online databases on your own,
- Assess the relevance of the retrieved information correctly,
- Write a research text (article, dissertation thesis, etc.),
- Cite sources correctly in accord with publication and citation ethics, i.e. avoiding plagiarism,
- Use online applications that facilitate citing or enable you to manage your publication activities,
- Avoid the risk of publishing in a predatory journal.
2. Exercises schedule
| Title of exercise | Description | Estimate Time | Date | Room |
| Database Searching | Practical database searching in Medline PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Discovery. | 120 min. | 9th October 4-6 p.m. | A16/217 |
| Citing and creating Reference lists | Creating bibliographic citation and reference lists (focused on medical journals) either manually or through citation manager Zotero. | 120 min. | 24th October 4-6 p.m. | A16/217 |
| Searching Research Metrics | Searching for impact factor, h-index and other research metrics provided by Web of Science Database (Journal Citation Reports) and Scopus. | 70 min. | 13th November 4-5.15 p.m. | A16/217 |
| Predatory Journals | Checking formal attributes of scholarly journals on the COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME principles of transparency basis. | 120 minut | 27th November 4-6 p.m. | A16/217 |
3. Enrollment
Students enrol themselves in the course on their own - Registration and Enrollment manual and maximum capacity of course is 40 students.It is necessary to register for a seminar group first for capacity reasons. You can register for a seminar group no later than one day before it takes place.
4. Requirements
Students will pass the course if they complete all tasks before their respective deadlines.
5. Contact details
If necessary please contact Lukas Plch, e-mail: plch@ukb.muni.cz, phone: 549 49 8993.Please use your university email address (med.muni.cz nebo mail.muni.cz) because of clear identification. Questions/queries sent from another email providers (etc. gmail) might be marked as a spam.
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