F1IZ1_12 Work with Information Sources

Faculty of Pharmacy
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Milan Malaník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jiří Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Milan Malaník, Ph.D.
Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Natural Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Prerequisites
Basic computer literacy.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is aimed to teach the students how to obtain information from the full-text scientific databases accessible from the FaF MU local network, as well as the secondary information sources accessible from the Internet. The integral part of the education process is dedicated to work with specialized computer programs, which can be used in the elaboration of seminar and diploma theses, mainly in the area of molecular graphics and drawing of the structures of chemical compounds.
Learning outcomes
Ability to work with literature sources, independent search, and compilation of data.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of the course 1. Scientific information; classic information sources (primary, secondary); fundamentals of critical thinking; structure of a scientific article; review article elaboration strategy. Practical part: Work with primary and secondary information sources in classic form (scientific journals, Chemical Abstracts). 2. Citation metrics (impact factor, h-index) and assessment of the scientific quality of journals; basic electronic information sources (Web of Science, Science Direct). Practical part: Work with selected electronic information sources. Selection of the topic of the semester work. 3. Further full-text and combined information sources (Springer Link, Wiley Online Library, ACS, RSC). Practical part: Searching in electronic full-text and combined information sources. 4. Citation ethics; bibliographic citations; citation generators and citation managers; additional programs for preparing semester work (MarvinSketch, ChemSketch). Practical part: Work with additional programs for preparing semester work. 5. Basics of typography and text processing on the computer (principles of text writing, formal editing). Practical part: Working with MS Word and preparing the semester paper. 6. Completion of semester work, presentation of works. 7. Evaluation of semester papers. Granting credits
Teaching methods
work with information sources, consultation with the teacher, semminars
Assessment methods
elaboration of protocol
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The completion of all practical exercises and the successful defense of semestral work is a prerequisite for getting the credits. Semestral work must be written in a text editor and meet the requirements that will be presented during the practical exercises.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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