ENSd0928 Scientific Article II

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! HEN902b Scientific Article II &&!NOW( HEN902b Scientific Article II )
Knowledge of English or other world language.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop the publishing skills of doctoral program students in the area of their research (or the field of their dissertation) as an indispensable preparation for the future academic career. Each student will publish a research paper in an internationally recognized scientific journal meeting specified criteria defined below (see Assessment methods and criteria). The approaches, norms and methods of scientific orientation chosen by the student should be respected in the context of text creation.
Learning outcomes
Student should be able to publish a scientific paper with a clear structure, clearly defined hypotheses and methodology and conclusions. According to the definition of a scientific paper it can be a paper based on their own research or it can be a review of scientific literature complemented by own contribution. The final output is a published scientific article or a paper whose acceptance for print has been confirmed.
Syllabus
  • The course does not have a syllabus because it is individualized and guided by the main goal - the publication of a scientific article.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HELÁN, Robert. Teaching Academic Writing to Doctoral Students in the Context of English as a Foreign Language: Implementing Best Practices from Writing Research. In 15th biennial Writing Development in Higher Education (WDHE) Conference, Centre for Academic Writing, Coventry University, United Kingdom. 2014. URL info
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz and Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
  • GIARRUSSO, Roseann. A guide to writing sociology papers. Edited by Judith Richlin-Klonsky - Ellen Strenski. 3rd ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994, x, 180. ISBN 0312084293. info
    not specified
  • SCHNUR, Harald. Schreiben. Eine lebensnahe Anleitung für die Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 2010. 136 s. ISBN 9783531171012.
  • HAYOT, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New. York: Columbia University Press, 2014. 256 s. ISBN 9780231168014.
  • COOPER, Sheila a Patton Rosemary. Writing Logically, Thinking Critically. San Francisco: Pearson/Longman, 2013.
  • MOGULL, Scott A. Scientific And Medical Communication: A Guide For Effective Practice. New York: Routledge, 2017. 372 s. ISBN 9781138842557.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations with the teacher or guarantor of the course, and especially with the supervisor of the doctoral student.
Assessment methods
Publication of a scientific article in a journal in the Scopus or WoS database. For students admitted in early 2021 - for social sciences, that is, scientific disciplines according to OECD, Frascati manual Nr. 5: an article in Journal in WoS databases, Q1-Q3, for humanities, i.e. according Frascati manual disciplines nr. 6: an article in journal at Scopus database Q1-Q2, or WoS Q1-Q3). Credits are awarded for the published article or against an official acknowledgment of acceptance for publication. For all: The student must be the first author in case of co-authorship. In case the student co-authors the article as the second author, the article is evaluated as 50% fulfilment of the requirement (two papers/chapters must be provided in case of being a second author; or three papers/chapters in case of being the third author). The author's share must be at least 50%. For Frascati manual, see: http://europa.eu.int/estatref/info/sdds/en/gba/gba_frascati_manual_2002.pdf The requirement of first authorship does not apply to students of fields where the names of authors are published alphabetically. However, the student must be the author of at least 50% of the text.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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