K1IZ1_12 Work with Information Sources

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

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)
Guaranteed by
PharmDr. Milan Malaník, Ph.D.
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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is aimed to teach students how to obtain scientific information electronically via a computer network. The content of the course is work with primary information sources (mainly articles in scientific journals) and methods of obtaining them from the public network and from specialized databases available at FaF MU. Part of the teaching is also a work with computer programs, mainly in the field of drawing chemical compounds and creating models of chemical structures, which can be used in the creation of seminar and bachelor theses.
Learning outcomes
Ability to work with scientific information, independent search, and compilation of data.
Syllabus
  • - Scientific information; classic information sources (primary, secondary); fundamentals of critical thinking; structure of a scientific article; research-creation strategy. Practical part: Work with primary and secondary information sources in classic form (scientific journals, Chemical Abstracts).
  • - 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.
  • - Other full-text and combined information sources (Springer Link, Wiley Online Library, ACS, RSC). Practical part: Searching in electronic full-text and combined information sources.
  • - Citation ethics; bibliographic citations; citation generators and citation managers; additional programs for preparing semester work (MarvinSketch, ChemSketch). Practical part: Work with additional programs to prepare semester work.
  • - Basics of typography and text processing on the computer (principles of text writing, formal editing). Practical part: Working with MS Word and preparing a semester paper.
  • - Completion of semester work, presentation of works.
  • - Evaluation of semester papers. Granting of credits.
Literature
Teaching methods
work with information sources, consultation with the teacher, semminars
Assessment methods
elaboration of semester work
Language of instruction
Czech
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