DKKP_P_15 Editing a peer reviewed journal (JOINME) 1

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
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 intended for students who are interested in learning the theory and practice of aspects of creating a scholarly journal (work editors, reviewers, authors, language proofreaders etc.) and who want to master the main principles of academic writing and critical evaluation. The main content relates to the preparation of an issue of the departmental magazine JOINME. Students write academic texts, analyses of artworks, art exhibition reviews and other journalistic genres. They also handle the promotion of the journal, participate in the creation of the magazine design, and perform other activities associated with the development of a scholarly journal, based on their own individual abilities.
Objectives:
- To give students a theoretical introduction to the problematic of academic journals
- To acquaint students with all phases of the publishing process
- To develop students' competencies in the area of professional publishing activities
- To prepare students to work proficiently in an editorial team
Learning outcomes
After completing the course:
- students will be well informed about academic journals and databases of academic journals;
- students will be able to list the basic evaluation criteria of scholarly journals;
- Students will be able to use diverse strategies and tactics of academic publishing;
- Students will be able to describe various types of art criticism and its essential aspects;
- Students will have the ability to write an analysis of artwork, a book review, an art exhibition review and the like;
- Students will be able to describe the formal rules and ethical principles of academic writing.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson – course content and structure, how to complete the course
  • 2. Discussion on the theme of the forthcoming issue of the journal JOINME and selection of topics for articles
  • 3. Scholarly journals: Requirements and objectives of scholarly journals, examples of foreign and domestic academic journals, evaluation criteria of scholarly journals, databases of scholarly journals
  • 4. What is art criticism? Genres of art criticism
  • 5. Criticism of criticism
  • 6. Contemporary art criticism
  • 7. How to write an art critique
  • 8. How to write an art exhibition review
  • 9. Reflection on written texts
  • 10. How to write about digital art
  • 11. Reflection on written texts
  • 12. Evaluation of the course, feedback
Literature
  • Odborná periodika: Convergence - http://con.sagepub.com/ Computational Culture - http://computationalculture.net/ New media and society - http://nms.sagepub.com/ APRJA - http://www.aprja.net/ Amodern - http://amodern.net/ Ctheory - http://www.ctheory.net
  • Databáze odborné literatury: SCOPUS - http://www.scopus.com/ ERIH - https://dbh.nsd.uib.no/publiseringskanaler/erihplus/ Web of Science - webofscience.com
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, lectures, discussions, practical tasks.
Assessment methods
- Attendance 90%
- Activity in class
- Evaluation of the tasks related to working in the editorial team of the journal
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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