ISKM98 Practicum of literature review

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Plch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Schwarzová Matýsová (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 D32, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
When entering the course, the student should be able to:
- Search in databases of scholarly resources,
- Know basic research procedures (research methodology),
- Orientate and understand a research article.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to point out the role of the information worker and information literacy in research with a focus on systematic work with scholarly and research publications.
The course is designed as a practical one, where students will be introduced to the possibilities and principles of literature review, which they will apply as part of a group project (the main content of the second half of the semester).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- be aware of the differences between different types of literature reviews and in different fields,
- set the goal, procedures and activities for the processing of a systematic literature review (especially in the social sciences),
- be aware of the consequences of different literature review settings, including individual and group processing,
- systematically search for scholarly publications concerning the defined objective of the literature review,
- critically evaluate the searched scholarly publications for use in the literature review,
- analyze the content of publications to achieve a defined goal,
- write a scholarly article describing the literature review.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course terms. Meaning and basic types of literature review.
  • 2. A typical literature review processing procedure. Types and field specifics of LR.
  • 3. Presentation of semestral topic.
  • 4. Reference interview and defining the need.
  • 5. Presentation of the topic for the group project. Defining the objective of the literature review.
  • 6. Narrative and scoping literature review. Defining the methodology of systematic literature review.
  • 7. Searching publications for review.
  • 8. Cooperation in teams for LR, software and tools for LR.
  • 9. Assessment and evaluation of publications, research, and information.
  • 10. Qualitative analysis of the content of publications, results and their interpretation.
  • 11. Quantitative analysis of publications' content, results and interpretation.
  • 12. Writing, publishing, and disseminating review and scholarly articles.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Zawacki-Richter, O., Kerres, M., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., & Buntins, K. (Ed.). (2019). Systematic Reviews in Educational Research: Methodology, Perspectives and Application. Springer VS Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27602-7
  • Principles and practice of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Edited by Sanjay Patole. Cham: Springer, 2021, xii, 188. ISBN 9783030719203. info
  • Doing a systematic review : a student's guide. Edited by Angela Boland - M. G. Cherry - R. Dickson. 2nd edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2017, xxvii, 275. ISBN 9781473967014. info
  • JESSON, Jill; Lydia MATHESON and Fiona M. LACEY. Doing your literature review : traditional and systematic techniques. First published. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011, xi, 175. ISBN 9781848601543. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, group project.
Assessment methods
- Active participation in discussions regarding the process of processing a group project, - Ongoing work on a group project: preparation of a literature review from goal setting to writing a professional article.
Náhradní absolvování
In justified and agreed cases, it is possible to fulfil the course via MS Teams in standard terms. It is necessary to set individual study plan in the first month of the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Spring 2026.
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