2 Higher Education Credit (HEC)
Place: SLU University Library
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Prerequisites: Admitted to PhD studies at SLU
Language: English (svenska om endast svenskspråkiga deltagare)
Objective
Aim
To develop participants knowledge of factors affecting search process, scientific communication, source criticism and critical evaluation of publications. To develop the skills needed for effective and methodical work with information retrieval and handling of references and scientific material. To illustrate and problematise research information management, as well as the conditions and practices of scientific communication and publication.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the participants should be able to:
- discuss the conditions and patterns of today´s scientific communication and publishing
- plan, perform and analyse search strategies
- identify, describe and compare search tools within their research area
- within a research context critically evaluate search result and publications
- apply and problematise around bibliometric tools and methods for analysing scientific publications
- use basic functions in a reference management software
- handle research material in accordance with Swedish law: copyright legislation, the Principle of Public Access and the archival
law
Content
- search process, search strategies
- international reference databases
- e-journals, e-books, other resources
- searching the web, web tools for communication
- reading skills/critical and analytical reading
- reference management
- bibliometrics and bibliometric tools
- scientific communication, open access, strategic publishing
- management and preservation of research data
- copyright
Examination
Oral and written presentation of assignments