HEN625 Scientific Writing

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Hlinka, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Thursday 11:30–15:00 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The attending students will gain or develop: the ability of critical methodological reflection of research reports and rational analysis of the provided evidence. Skills necessary for development, carrying out and dissemination of results of their own research project. Detailed orientation in the process of preparation of a scientific text for publication in the international context. Experience in team work on a scientific project. Overview of selected key aspects of nowadays scientific practice.
Syllabus
  • • The course is based on team work on research projects. The emphasis is on first person experience of key aspects of the emergence of scientific paper and their relation to application of scientific method when gathering and analyzing evidence. The aspects we shall focus on include:
  • • Research process – theory and practice of research process, heuristics for determining the research topic, FINER criteria for research questions, various motivations for carrying out research, strategies for team work.
  • • Critical literature review – strategies: working with information sources, recognizing their relevance, CRAAP criteria, question posing, determining research questions
  • • Research design – design, optimization and realization of a reasearch study in line with the scientific method (in coordination with other study and research activities of the students)
  • • Methodological problems – discussion of selected problematic points
  • • Presentation of research – scientific journal formats, summarization of results in a written form, critical discussion of research results
Literature
  • Ioannidis JPA (2005) Why Most Published Research Findings Are False. PLoS Med 2(8): e124. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
  • Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, Richard Feynman, Ralph Leighton (contributor), Edward Hutchings (editor), 1985, W W Norton, ISBN 0-393-01921-7
Teaching methods
Project-based teamwork, experience sharing, lectures, discussions, text study, homeworks, consultations
Assessment methods
The successful completion requires active participation in the course (including homework and presentation in the seminar), clearly defined contribution to the group project outcome (which is a scientific text in English language) and written reflection of the experience of research team work on the project of scientific publication (1-2 pages)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Angličtina (literatura, teorie, vypracovávané texty)/Čeština (pro diskuse a prezentace pokud bude ČJ společným jazykem všech účastníků).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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