Systematic Searches and Scholarly Publishing 3 credits

Course Contents

The first part of the course aims to provide an increased awareness of a structured information searching process: how to plan, conduct and report searches for a literature review. An introduction to patent searching is included. The second part gives an overview of the development of scholarly publishing with a focus on scholarly journals and peer review. The student will gain knowledge to develop a publication strategy with emphasis on choice of journal, open access and bibliometrics.

• Literature review types
• The literature searching process
• Library databases
• Introduction to patent searching
• Development of scholarly communication
• Peer review
• Bibliometric indicators
• Publication strategy

Prerequisites

Admitted to third-cycle programme at the School of Engineering.

Selection

Level of Education: Third cycle

Coursecode/Ladok code: FTSVP33

The course is conducted at: School of Engineering