(in Polish) Scientific publishing and successful grant application 2600-SPBIOL-1-S2

The goal of the exercises is to write a short scientific article based on the student’s own research results forming the basis of their master’s thesis.
Students will acquire the following skills:
searching for scientific articles,
assessing the quality of scientific papers and critically evaluating presented research results,
using the Web of Science Core Collection database,
finding information about journal evaluation (impact factor, ranking lists of journals in a given discipline, points awarded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education),
finding information about journals: impact factor, self-citation, predatory journals, etc.,
understanding the structure of a scientific paper,
formulating research hypotheses,
using tables and figures in scientific writing,
avoiding and identifying common errors in academic writing,
using software for managing bibliographic databases and generating reference lists automatically,
creating automatic tables of contents in MS Word,
applying the acquired knowledge in writing a master’s thesis,
writing a scientific paper as part of a team.

Total student workload

3 ECTS = 75 hours 20 hours of contact time – 0.8 ECTS 55 hours of student self-study – 2.2 ECTS 1. Preparation for passing the course – 20 hours Reviewing lecture materials and notes Studying recommended literature on scientific publishing and grant writing Revising examples of scientific papers and grant proposals Practicing critical evaluation of sample manuscripts and grant applications 2. Independent literature review – 12 hours Searching for relevant scientific articles in databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed) Reading and analyzing selected papers Summarizing main findings to understand standards of academic writing 3. Drafting a short scientific article/report – 10 hours Selecting a topic and gathering background information Structuring the manuscript (introduction, methods, results, discussion) Preparing figures/tables Writing and editing the text 4. Preparing a mock grant proposal – 8 hours Reviewing guidelines for common grant calls Formulating research objectives and hypotheses Writing sections such as project summary, aims, methodology, expected outcomes 5. Peer-review tasks – 5 hours Providing written peer review of classmates’ draft articles Reading and assessing peers’ mock grant applications using evaluation criteria

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: characterizes the research methodology of the discipline and the detailed research techniques of the specialization – K_W03

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: uses knowledge from various scientific fields when planning scientific research in the area of biology – K_U01 U2: writes scientific articles in English – K_U05

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: acts in accordance with the code of ethical principles of scientific work and good research practices – K_K06 K2: respects the principles of public ownership of scientific research results, taking into account the rules of intellectual property protection – K_K07

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- description
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- seminar
- case study
- practical

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

basic knowledge of English

Course coordinators

Marcin Koprowski

Assessment criteria

Assessment
Coursework:
Active participation.
In the final assignment, the student must demonstrate acquired skills:
Satisfactory (3.0): 60–70% of required skills,
Satisfactory plus (3.5): 71–80%,
Good (4.0): 81–87%,
Good plus (4.5): 88–94%,
Very good (5.0): above 94%.

Practical placement

n/a

Bibliography

Day, R. How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper
Weiner, J. Technika pisania i prezentowania przyrodniczych prac naukowych (The Technique of Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers in Natural Sciences)
Websites of selected publishers.
English-language guides available online.

Additional information

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