Lecturer(s)
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Nešetřil Kamil, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Havelka Ondřej, Ing.
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Course content
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Scientific communication and publishing (structure, forms). Electronic information resources (databases, domain-specific resources, publishers, aggregators, citation indexes, patents, libraries, theses, gray literature). Citing and referencing, reference manager, online syndication. Assessment of information resources, scientometry. Methodology of science (hypotheses, falsification, ...), critical thinking. Intellectual property, licenses. Academic writing, ethics.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence, Group consultation
- Semestral paper
- 8 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 5 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Methods of scientific research introduces fundamentals of literature search, electronic databases, scientific journals, citation databases, bibliometrics. Methods of research, aims of research, hypotheses, validation of hypothesis, critical review of results. Presentation of work, how to write diploma thesis, how to present work via posters and oral presentation.
Methods and procedures in scientific work.
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Prerequisites
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none
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student's performance analysis, Systematické pozorování studenta, Written assignment
Attendance, passing a test, writing an essay and it's presentation.
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Recommended literature
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GAUCH, Hugh G. Scientific method in brief. New York, 2012. ISBN 978-1-107-66672-6.
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KRČÁL, Martin a Zuzana TEPLÍKOVÁ. Naučte (se) citovat. Blansko, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1.
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Meško D., Katuščák D., Findra J. Akademická příručka. Martin, Osveta, 2006.
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MOLNÁR, Z. et al. Pokročilé metody vědecké práce. Profess Consulting, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7259-064-3.
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VYMĚTAL, Jan. Informační zdroje v odborné literatuře. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7357-520-5.
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