MZKDN0211s Working with scientific databases

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Dolanová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Tereza Friessová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
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 provide the student with a methodological and practical basis in working with scientific databases, to acquaint him/her with the methods of obtaining scientific evidence and to prepare him/her for writing the final (diploma) thesis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Develop and report a search strategy;
- Search for scientific evidence;
- Work with citation managers;
- Determine the impact factor of the journal or h-index of the researcher;
Syllabus
  • Citation metrics
  • Researcher profile, evaluation of scientific work
  • Conducting a search strategy
  • Basic bibliographic databases - MEDLINE (OVID), Embase (OVID) Scopus, Cochrane Library
  • - Citation manager Zotero and online tools for creating different types of reviews
  • PRISMA flow chart
  • Reporting of the Search strategy
  • Deduplication
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří. Jak citovat (How to cite). Online. 1st ed. Brno: Knihovna univerzitního kampusu MU, 2014, 74 pp. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.1243.5840. URL info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří and Petr SEJK. Získávání a zpracování vědeckých informací : pracovní sešit. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 81 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5535-3. info
  • CLAVERIE, Jean-Michel and Cedric NOTREDAME. Bioinformatics for dummies. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, xviii, 436. ISBN 9780470089859. info
  • BELL, Suzanne S. Librarian's guide to online searching. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, xvii, 268. ISBN 1591583268. info
  • CVRČKOVÁ, Fatima. Úvod do praktické bioinformatiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2006, 148 s. ISBN 8020013601. info
    not specified
  • Bramer, W.M. (2019, October 29). Serving Evidence Syntheses: Improving literature retrieval in systematic reviews. Erasmus University Rotterdam. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/120107ISSG Search Filter Resource [Internet]. Glanville J, Lefeb
Teaching methods
lectures with practical exercises
Assessment methods
100% active participation in lessons. Absence is excused only by the study department according to the LF MU (https://www.med.muni.cz/studenti/omluvenky). In the case of an excused absence, a substitute will be appointed by the lecturer. Final online test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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