MZKDN0211s Working with scientific databases

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Friessová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses – Other Departments for Educational and Scientific Research Activities – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses – Other Departments for Educational and Scientific Research Activities – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Fri 10. 3. 13:30–16:00 F01B1/709, 16:00–17:40 F01B1/709
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
  • KLUGAROVÁ, Jitka. Vyhledávání nejlepších vědeckých důkazů. In: MAREČKOVÁ, Jana, Jitka KLUGAROVÁ a kol. Evidence-based health care: Zdravotnictví založené na vědeckých důkazech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2015, s. 17-33. ISBN 978-80-244-4784-1.
  • 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
  • BELL, Suzanne S. Librarian's guide to online searching. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, xvii, 268. ISBN 1591583268. info
    not specified
  • • Cochrane Information Specialist Support Team (editors). Cochrane Information Specialists’ Handbook. Cochrane, [15.02.2023]. Available from: https://training.cochrane.org/resource/cochrane-information-specialists-handbook
  • • Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, Shamseer L, Tetzlaff JM, Akl EA, Brennan SE, Chou R, Glanville J, Grimshaw JM, Hróbjartsson A, Lalu MM, Li T, Loder EW, Mayo-Wilson E, McDonald S, McGuinness LA, Stewart LA, Thomas J,
  • • 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, Lefebv
Teaching methods
lectures with practical exercises
Assessment methods
practical home exercises
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2024, spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2023, recent)
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