ZeD018 Basics of academic publishing

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Eduard Hofmann, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is develop the students' skills of understanding and debating current topics in geography education.
Learning outcomes
- Seeks scientific texts. which relate to the topic of work; - processes search of scientific texts.
Syllabus
  • The course will be structured into topics of active interest of students enrolled.
Literature
  • Knecht, P., & Dvořák, D. (2013). Etika vědecké práce a publikování pro mírně pokročilé. Pedagogická orientace, 23(4), 554-578.
  • Debates in geography education. Edited by David Lambert - Mark Jones. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 2013, xvi, 320. ISBN 9780415687799. info
  • Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010, xviii, 272. ISBN 9781433805622. info
Teaching methods
A group of students and academics will meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles in geography education. Journal club will be usually organized around a defined topic. For example, the application of evidence-based education to some area of geography education. Typically, each participant can voice their view relating to several questions such as the appropriateness of the research design, the statistics employed, the appropriateness of the controls that were used, etc. Even if the results of the study are seen as valid, there might be a discussion of how useful the results are and if these results might lead to new research or to new applications.
Assessment methods
Oral and written evaluation of given journal articles or other professional literature focused on geographical education.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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