Webinars for Early Career Researchers - SS 2021

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  Slides and supplementary materials from webinars on advanced searching, citing, and communicating research in English for doctoral students and early career researchers.  

  Learn more about NTK services for doctoral students on the Early Career Researcher Support webpage.

  Check out STEMskiller, our new tool that provides annotated links to high-quality, openly-accessible English language resources on the development of research and teaching competencies and transferrable skills.

  The series of webinars was condacted in April and May 2021.

• Simple Introduction to LaTeX Using Overleaf
  • Lector: Ibrahim Abou Khashabh 
    

    March 18, 2021

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    Simple Introduction to LaTeX Using Overleaf File

• Web of Science & Scopus: Using Citation Databases to Foster Your Research
  • Lectors: Alena Chodounská and Vladimír Blažek 
    

    April 14, 2021

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    Web of Science & Scopus: Using Citation Databases to Foster Your Research File

    Slides from webinar (November 16, 2021)

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    [EXTENDED VERSION] Web of Science & Scopus: Using Citation Databases to Foster Your Research File

    Extended version of presentation that includes step-by-step instructions for using Web of Science and Scopus as well as a description of basic citation metrics.

  • ACCESS TO WEB OF SCIENCE & SCOPUS

    • For off-campus access to Web of Science and Scopus, consult your library or university 
      • NTK, CTU, UCT & IOCB, Charles University, CZU

    • The list of journals (including citation metrics) is freely available: 
      • Scopus Sources
      • Web of Science Master Journal List (for access to impact factors, free registration is required)

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  • RECOMMENDED RESOURCES - CITATION DATABASES

  • • Citation databases overview (UMICH): guide from the University of Michigan Library providing an overview and comparison of Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar

    • Web of Science training videos: Web of Science Search tips, New Web of Science series
      

    • Scopus training videos: How to make corrections to your author profile 
  • RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: EVALUATION AND CITATION METRICS

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    Evaluation/Ranking of Journals, Researchers, and Institutions (SS 2021) File

    Presentation by Prof. Milan Jirásek and Prof. Jan Zeman from the CTU Faculty of Civil Engineering used for their lecture in the NTK-CTU Scientific Writing Course.

    This presentation provides a detailed description of commonly used citation metrics (impact factor, cite score, h-index) and provides real life examples of their usage for those pursuing careers in science and the reporting of academic outputs for both researchers and institutions.

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    [Voiceover - part 1] Evaluation/Ranking of Journals, Researchers, and Institutions File

    The slides from Summer Semester 2020 with voiceover by Prof. Milan Jirásek - PART 1

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    [Voiceover - part 2] Evaluation/Ranking of Journals, Researchers, and Institutions File

    The slides from Summer Semester 2020 with voiceover by Prof. Milan Jirásek - PART 2

  • • Ranking journals & h-index (UMICH): Guide about citation databases, impact factors, journal rankings, h-index, altmetrics, and more created by the University of Michigan Library. Contains useful overviews of these topics and many links to additional materials and tutorials. 

    • 2-Min Metric series (HKBU): The 2-Min Metrics series of videos from Hong Kong Baptist University aims to raise awareness about metrics issues and to facilitate the appropriate use of research impact metrics. Includes brief explanation of impact factor and h-index.
  • • How to find quartile and decile of the journal according AIS in WoS:  step-by-step manual in English created by Czech University of Life Science 

• Navigating Scientific Resources & Staying Organized: Making It Easier to Write a Ph.D. Dissertation, Article, or Proposal
  • Lectors: Naděžda Firsová and Tomáš Razím

    April 29, 2021

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    Navigating Scientific Resources & Staying Organized - April 29, 2021 File
  • Access to NTK eResources

    • To be able to access NTK electronic resources remotely, you need to login to your library account (top right, library website).

    • NTK eResources Guide

    • List of NTK eResources

    • Video tutorial: How to search the library's eResources
  • NTK's Google Scholar Guide

• Academic Integrity & Online Presence

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  • Lectors: Olga Martinová and Naděžda Firsová

    May 6, 2021

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    Academic Integrity & Online Presence - May 6, 2021 File
  • RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:

  • • The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity: concise booklet providing a framework for self-regulation across all scientific and scholarly disciplines by the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA).
      

    • On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition: this book includes basic principles and practices for working in science as well examples of some issues that researchers face.

    • European Research Council: Ethics Self-Assessment Step by Step: guidelines for making ethic self-assessment when writing a grant proposal (or designing a research project).

    • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): flowcharts, guidelines, and examples of specific issues (cases) in publishing with advice on how to deal with them.

    • Retraction Watch: blog that reports suspected scientific misconduct and retractions of scientific articles; it also includes a database of retracted articles.

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