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Competências Básicas de Investigação Científica e de Publicação

Lecture 1: Introduction

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Os ex-bolsistas no mercado de trabalho

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Publishing is an essential research skill

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Preparation Journal Selection Writing Submission Peer

ReviewPublication

Success

determining likelihood of acceptance

citation management

navigating a submission system in a

second language

writing an outline

comparing journals

assessing relevance to

research topic

understanding comments

long decision timelines

decision to re-submit, or try a different journal

Publicationethics

writing in English formatting to

guidelines

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Course objectives and structure

• This course is designed to provide you with new research skills that will improve your chances of getting published in international journals

• There are eight lectures and several practical exercises – nominal duration 40hrs

• Assessment: practical work, attendance

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Web site

• All course materials can be found at http://www.ganesha-associates.com/courses/basic-information-skills-for-biomedical-research/

• Please check that you can access the site both from the university and from home

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Course timetablehttp://www.ganesha-associates.com/coursetwo/Admin/Course_schedule.xlsx

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Period Lecture Administrative activities

Personal project presentation

Personal project review

Reading projects Lecture based discussion

Press release practical Search engine quiz

"Picapau" practicals

Research practical

29 October 2013 9-12hrs

Introduction Email project document, sedn details of main information sources used, join group A, B, C…

Make personal project presentation - five minutes maximum

Send personal project documents to me - I will forward to the groups A, B and so on…

Receive press releases (individual). Start writing summaries

Receive research practical topic (group). Agree a work plan and allocate responsibilities within the group.

30 October 2013 9-12hrs

Hypotheses & design

Read articles about reproducibility and summarise implications for your research area

Discuss hypothesis case studies

Discuss progress with press release summary work. Begin the second part of the exercise.

4 November 2013 9-12hrs

Literature search Read user guides for Google, Scopus and WoS. Read NAR database review.

Classify sources of information

Discuss search engine quiz

6 November 2013 9-12hrs

Reading and writing

Read "How to read", "How to write a literature review" and "The science of scientific writing" articles.

Discuss and submit press release practical summaries

Begin research practical exercise

8 November 2013 9-12hrs

Writing articles Submit summaries about reproducibility. Read "Picapau" article

Submit search engine quiz answers

Start "Picapau" practical

12 November 2013 9-12hrs

Publishing papers Meet to discuss review of personal project documents

Continue "Picapau" practical, part two

14 November 2013 9-12hrs

Being an author Submit "Picapau" practicals

Make research practical presentations (group)

19 November 2013 9-12hrs

Global metrics Peer review session involving feedback on personal projects

Read articles about Japanese and Chinese science and technology. As a group summarise what you know about Brasilian investment in specific areas of technology and science

Discuss "Picapau" answers

21 November 2013 9-12hrs

Trends in publishing

Class feedback Submit technology summaries

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Deliverables

• Please allocate time, based on the course timetable, for the practical work.

• Feel free to work as groups• The practical work contributes to your

ultimate appraisal• So please email me copies of your work before

the deadlines shown in the course schedule so that I can provide you with proper feedback

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Course: Key learning points 1• Using online literature resources effectively to maintain

and update your knowledge of activity in your chosen research field.

• Being able to recognise the underlying structure of a scientific article and appreciate the differences between strong and weak papers.

• Understanding how to frame effective hypotheses that leverage the consensus view of a field recognised by the international research community.

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Course: Key learning points 2• Being able to design experiments that can

distinguish effectively between alternative hypotheses.

• Selecting an appropriate journal and understanding the publisher’s motives when accepting or rejecting articles.

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Me…

• BSc Physics 1971, PhD Neuroscience 1976, post doc 1975-1979

• Visiting Professor, UFPe 1978-79• Editor, Publisher, Director at Elsevier Science 1979

– 2005• Pubmed systems expert, NCBI, NIH 2006-2007• STM business analyst, Outsell Inc, 2009-2011• Visiting Professor UFPe, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012,

2013

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Activities today

• Email your project document to me• Join a group• Go to http://www.ganesha-associates.com/courses/basic-information-skills-for-biomedical-research/activity-1/

• Select a press release (one per group)• Select a research practical topic (one per group)• Give short presentations about your

mestrado/doutorado projects• Start Activity 1

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