FR_j2024 FRESHERS: Skills for Research Career

Pan-university studies
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Petr (lecturer)
Mgr. Silvie Rampouchová (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Ing. Ivana Jašková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Teresa Vicianová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Ivana Jašková, Ph.D.
Research & Development Office – Rector's Office
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Jašková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA ( D )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 230 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 120/230, only registered: 3/230, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/230
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to get an overall picture of the topics that researchers face such as international exchanges within Ph.D., financing research and grant opportunities, publication ethics, communication of science and research results promotion, etc. and thus strengthening the abilities and skills of young scientists to better integrate into national and international projects and research structures.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course students will be able to:
• identify the opportunities for financing research in the academic sector on the national and international level
• assess the standard principles used in the evaluation of funding applications, basic evaluation criteria, and determine what style of writing to use to impress the evaluators
• know basic ethical aspects of research projects including field specifics and issues of personal data protection
• search in bibliographic databases and learn to make a basic analysis of their own publishing activities
• think behind the reasons for effective science communication, the value such work has, and ideas on how success in this field can be attained
• find out what intellectual property is, how it could be used for their benefit and when to attempt to protect it
• have an overview of open science and research integrity issues and
• identify various types of research infrastructures
Syllabus
  • Financing Research; Grant opportunities for researchers
  • Grant writing; Evaluation of research proposals
  • Research Ethics and Research Integrity
  • Communicating Science; Promotion of Research Results
  • Scientific Evaluation; Scientometrics and Publication Ethics
  • Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
  • Open Science and Research Infrastructures
  • Research Integrity
Assessment methods
On-line teaching. For successful completion, it is necessary to watch at least 90% of the lectures (7/8) (either watching lectures in real time or watching lecture recordings in IS).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: The course is divided into 8 lectures (from 1 to 2 hours).
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