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Objectives of the course
Fundamental characteristics of science, technology and scientists:
Scientific thinking skills
What
is science?
Main features of science
The nature of technology
Fundamental characteristics of scientists
An introduction to research and research environment
What
is research?
Characteristics of research.
Types of research.
Outcomes of research.
Originality in research.
Research environment and a brief introduction to academic carrier.
Academic life has unique features.
Literature search and reviewing with an emphasis on on-line search methods.
What
is literature?
Objectives of a literature search (review).
Types of Literature.
Where to find literature? Library vs. Internet.
Initial search: Where to start from?
How to do an efficient and effective literature search?
Developing search and reading strategies.
How to search for all the books published in your field?
How to search for all research articles on your research topic? What are
citation indices or databases?
How to use ISI Web of Science?
What is Cited References Search and how to do it?
Using "EndNote" as a very handy tool for automated archiving, organizing,
sharing, citing and formatting your reference collection.
ISI Master Journal List (MJL) Search.
Journal selection criteria for reading and for publication.
How to use the Journal Citation Reports?
The
scientific method in
research
Introduction
Observation: Problem definition; Data collection; Record keeping; Validity
of data; Variables; Other considerations in selecting a research problem
Hypothesis
Experimentation
Induction
The research
process
Attitudes for
success in research
Values
in research
Scientific
communication
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Research Guide Series:
What is an index or a database?
What is a citation index?
What is "Science Citation Index - Expanded", Arts & Humanities Citation
Index" and "Social Sciences Citation Index"? What is "Web of Science"?
What is Science Citation Index? What is the difference between "Science
Citation Index" and "Science Citation Index - Expanded"?
Accessing the Web of Science "General
Search" Window and fixing the initial limits and settings.
Doing a quick search on ISI Web of Science.
Search Rules for keyword development in ISI Web of Science.
Search types in ISI Web of Science.
Printing, saving and e-mailing the search results.
Marked List: Marking (selecting) the most relevant records for future
review and processing.
Search History.
Archiving records in EndNote Web:
Building a personal reference collection.
Opening EndNote Web.
Reviewing the source records.
Grouping the archived references.
Sharing your references in groups with your colleagues.
Formatting the references according to the writing style guides.
Adding nonstandard references to EndNote.
Correcting/editing nonstandard references.
Incorporating EndNote to MS Word: CiteWhileYouWrite plug-in.
Profile of a journal
Peer-reviewing (Refereed journals) and Indexing
History, readability and reputation of a journal
Publication Lag.
Impact factor.
Immediacy index.
Rejection rate.
Promotion or award requirements.
What is a "Tough" or "easy" journal?
What is h-Index?
What is "Gray Literature"?
What is a "Preprint"?
What is a "White Paper"?
What is Journal Citation Reports?
Information Technology
Guides
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Regulations and guidelines
for master and PhD students at EMU