MZKDN0211s Working with scientific databases

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
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
Timetable
Tue 13. 2. 14:30–17:00 F01B1/709, Fri 23. 2. 8:00–9:40 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
  • 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)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2023, spring 2025.
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