HEN625 Scientific Writing

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Hlinka, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Wednesday 12:00–15:40 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The attending students will gain or develop: the ability of critical methodological reflection of research reports and rational analysis of the provided evidence. Skills necessary for development, carrying out and dissemination of results of their own research project. Detailed orientation in the process of preparation of a scientific text for publication in the international context. Experience in team work on a scientific project. Overview of selected key aspects of nowadays scientific practice.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • The course is based on team work on research projects. The emphasis is on the borderline aspects of this process: critical study of scientific literature in the areas of interest and the practical aspects of publication in prestigious international scientific journals.
  • 1.+2. research process – theory and practice, determining the research topic, methodological atlas.
  • 3.+4. literature review – how not to reinvent the wheel, critical literature review – question posing, determining research questions, team work and team roles
  • 5.+6. research design – design, optimalization, realization (in coordination with other study and research activities of the students)
  • 7.+8. methodological problems – discussion of selected problematic points (study material includes the article “Why most published research findings are false”, see Literature)
  • 9.+10. presentation of research and its results, critical discussion of research results
  • 11.+12. publication process (target group, relevant journals, peer-review process, scientometry, alternative dissemination pathways including Open Access)
Literature
  • Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, Richard Feynman, Ralph Leighton (contributor), Edward Hutchings (editor), 1985, W W Norton, ISBN 0-393-01921-7
  • Ioannidis JPA (2005) Why Most Published Research Findings Are False. PLoS Med 2(8): e124. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
Teaching methods
Project-based teamwork, experience sharing, lectures, discussions, text study, homeworks, consultations
Assessment methods
The successful completion requires active participation in the course (including homework and presentation in the seminar), clearly defined contribution to the group project outcome (which is a scientific text in English language) and written reflection of the experience of research team work on the project of scientific publication (1-2 pages)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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