Course detail

Scientific Publishing A to Z

FIT-VDDAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course guide students through the process of creating of a scholarly text. In the first chapters, the course focuses on the collection of information from available electronic resources, their correct use and quoting. Next chapters provide the tips for creating a scholarly text and choosing a suitable journal for publishing. In the last chapters the course focuses on the dissemination of the results of the scientific work and the citation analyses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petra Dědičová

Department

ÚK středisko Antonínská (ÚK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will know the basic sources of scientific information from pre-paid databases at BUT as well as freely available information sources and patent databases. He will be able to cite the literature correctly. He/she will be familiar with the basic principles of creating a scientific text and the basics of the publishing process. He/she will be able to find a suitable journal for publishing the text and in relation to the evaluation of science in the Czech Republic. He will know the basic possibilities to promote the results of the scientific work in the online environment. Will be able to perform citation analysis of the publishing results using various tools.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of working with PC and Internet.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The definition of the controlled education and the way of its implementation are stipulated by the updated guarantor's annual regulation.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to show students the possibilities of searching for scientific information, processing the information into a scholarly text and acquaint them with the principles of ethical use of information. Students will also got an overview of the evaluation of science in the Czech Republic and will be able to choose the appropriate journal or conference to present their scientific results. The course will also help them with the promotion of their work and subsequent analyses of the success of their texts.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The course is taught in the form of e-learning using the LMS Moodle and through individual consultations.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

MAREK Jiří, Petra DĚDIČOVÁ a Jan SKŮPA. Open acces na VUT v Brně. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Ústřední knihovna, 2014.ÚŘAD VLÁDY ČR. Metodika hodnocení výzkumných organizací a hodnocení programů účelové podpory výzkumu, vývoje a inovací. 2017. Dostupné také z: https://www.vyzkum.cz/FrontClanek.aspx?idsekce=799796&ad=1&attid=825165Ústřední knihovna - VUT v Brně [online]. Brno: VUT, 2018 [cit. 2018-07-31]. Dostupné z: https://www.vutbr.cz/ukWALLWORK, Adrian. English for writing research papers. New York: Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4419-7921-6.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans