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Writing of Scientific Papers / Scientific Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:09.02.2023 13:25:10
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DN_070 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Juridical Science; Communication Science; Pharmacy; Medicine; Management Science; Psychology; Information and Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Uldis Berķis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Doctoral Studies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Dzirciema street 16, dn rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409120 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General knowledge at Master's level. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide knowledge of the basic principles for the development of scientific publications, the process and stages in publishing, promote skills in the selection of a journal for publishing and elaboration of publishing strategy, understanding of open science toolbox. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The objectives of publishing in scientific work. Open innovation. Intellectual property rights. Copyright. Knowledge transfer. Transfer of copyright. Priority. Other types of intellectual property. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Publishing resources. Peer-reviewed journals and self-publications. Major scientific publishing houses. Open access publishing, its types. Publishing costs, source of funding. Institutional and national repositories. Publication types in journals. An article. Conference proceedings. Abstracts. Publishing and disclosing of patents. Legal basis for publishing. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Selection of scientific journals for the publications. Procedures for the submission of an article. First review. Forecasting timeline. Interpretation of the first review. Revision, resubmission. Language editing, language enhancement services. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Technical work on publication. Parts of the publication. Summary. Introduction. Description of the methods. Discussion. Results. Specific nature of social sciences publications. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Elements of mathematical logics. Scientific language. Statistical data representation. Sources of terminology. Causality. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Analysis of publications. Analysis of the scientific language. Editing. Editing services by third parties. Meta-analysis, review articles. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Reviewing publications, critical assessment. Controversial publications. Priority disputes. Judicial proceedings for recognition of priority. Plagiarism. Screening for plagiarism. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Summary. Analysis of specific problems with the use of open science toolbox. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The objectives of publishing in scientific work. Open innovation. Intellectual property rights. Copyright. Knowledge transfer. Transfer of copyright. Priority. Other types of intellectual property. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Publishing resources. Peer-reviewed journals and self-publications. Major scientific publishing houses. Open access publishing, its types. Publishing costs, source of funding. Institutional and national repositories. Publication types in journals. An article. Conference proceedings. Abstracts. Publishing and disclosing of patents. Legal basis for publishing. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Selection of scientific journals for the publications. Procedures for the submission of an article. First review. Forecasting timeline. Interpretation of the first review. Revision, resubmission. Language editing, language enhancement services. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Technical work on publication. Parts of the publication. Summary. Introduction. Description of the methods. Discussion. Results. Specific nature of social sciences publications. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Elements of mathematical logics. Scientific language. Statistical data representation. Sources of terminology. Causality. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Analysis of publications. Analysis of the scientific language. Editing. Editing services by third parties. Meta-analysis, review articles. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Reviewing publications, critical assessment. Controversial publications. Priority disputes. Judicial proceedings for recognition of priority. Plagiarism. Screening for plagiarism. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Summary. Analysis of specific problems with the use of open science toolbox. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students elaborate individual strategies, and discuss them with peers. They are encouraged to discuss with their scientific supervisor. Finalised summaries are assessed by course instructor. Predatory journal analysis is a homework, using information sources, and is assessed by instructor. Language use – collective work in small groups, mutual learning. The student's contribution to the improvement of the study process is the provision of meaningful feedback on the study course by filling out its evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in class lectures – 25% Individual strategy for journal selection based on: search competence in SCOPUS Sources and Clarivate JCR, content analysis for coherent themes in published articles, scope, impact measures, cost and economic aspects, Open Access principles, pre-registration – 50%. Journal detective – recognising predatory publishing – 15%. Scientific language assessment test – 10%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Have good knowledge of the principles, methods and processes for the preparation of research publications. Identify a subset of scientific publications corresponding to his/her field of activity. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Skills and abilities to select and streamline scientific sources depending on the field of science, the objectives to be reached and priorities identified. Ability to structure a research-based publication in correspondence with the requirements of a scientific journal and to direct it through the publishing process. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Elaboration and accomplishment of strategies for publishing in scientific press at the beginning of a research career to develop own research profile and integrate effectively into the European and global research. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone K., Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. Rīga, RSU, 2018. -301.lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Lebrun J.L. Scientific Writing 2.0: A Reader and Writer’s Guide. WSP, 2011, 280 p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Holm J. Essentials of Good Scientific Writing. Independent Platform, 2012, 86 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pearl, Judea, et al. Causal Inference in Statistics : A Primer, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, 156 p. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Science. | ||||||||
