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Lecturer(s)
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Petřivalský Marek, prof. Mgr. Dr.
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Jemelková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to information in Science - information storage, retrieval and exchange in human and science history and present. 2. Primary information sources - scientific articles (original and review articles, structure and content of articles - introduction, methods, results, discussion, cited references, authors and affiliations, submission, article DOI. Peer review and editorial processes. 3. Scientific journals - relevant journals in Science and Biochemistry. Journal content, formatting, on-line availability - abstracts and full text. Journal publishers and web portals, CrossRef service. 4. Information databases - full-text and citation databases. Searching using keywords, author's name, structures search. Web of Science and Science Citation Index, SCOPUS, PubMed. Chemical databases - Beilstein Abstracts. Biochemical databases - NCBI portal, Genbank, BRENDA, EXPASY. On-line resources and electronic library of Palacký University. 5. Other information sources - edited books and monographs, book series - Methods in Enzymology, encyclopaedia, chemical tables - Merck Index. Patent databases. Product information from companies - "white papers", safety sheets. 6. Scientific meetings - oral and poster presentation, plenary lectures and conference section, book of abstracts, satellite symposia. 7. Social networks- specific uses of social networking in science information exchange - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Scientific networks - LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Academia. Document sharing services. 8. Information access and costs - paid subscription system and open access, publication costs and funding, preprint servers, predatory journals and conferences. 9. Basics of scientometrics and bibliometrics - journal indexing, impact of articles, journal and institutions, citation analysis, h-index, ORCID identifier 10. Personal information storage and citing - local and cloud depositories, bibliographic software (EndNote and EndNote Web, OBD Pro), citation tools in text processing.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To provide students with practical skills, necessary for their further studies, related to searching chemical and biochemical literature and databases, searching, storing and using data in their qualification work.
AGet an overview of the available information resources that can be used for further study and preparation of qualification theses, acquire basic skills for using information resources, propose solutions to model problems when processing literary solutions.
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Prerequisites
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Study of bachelors program of Biochemistry.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam
1100% participation in classes Successful completion of three homework assignments Successful completion of the final written test with at least 50% of the maximum number of points and the subsequent oral colloquium.
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Recommended literature
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Bawden, D., Robinson, L. (2012). Introduction to Information Science. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1st edition.
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Vymětal, J. (2010). Informační zdroje v odborné literatuře. Praha, Wolters Kluwer ČR (Aspi).
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