Course detail

Friday CEITEC BUT seminar

CEITEC VUT-DS446Acad. year: 2021/2022

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisities, the seminar series is designated to all first year PhD students.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

This seminar series is considered succesfully finished if 70% attendance is fulfilled.

Course curriculum

Soft skill seminar including ad hoc meeting with outstanding persons.
1. Science, research and development, career paths
2. Administration at our university
3. Research grant proposal
4. Philosophy of science and ethics (law) in science
5. Workshop: preparation of grant proposal
6. Academic writing
7. Electronic resources & databases + publishing
8. From manuscript preparation to publication
9. Presentation skills
10. Intelectual property rights

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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Recommended optional programme components

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Prerequisites and corequisites

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Basic literature

Simon Sinek: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone. Penguin 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0241958223. (EN)
David Lindsay: Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words. 2nd Revised edition edition. CSIRO Publishing 2020. ISBN-13: 978-1486311477. (EN)
Christopher Hayes, Patrick Magana: Critical Thinking Unleashed: How To Improve And Refine Your Thinking Process To Think More. Independently published 2019.ISBN-13: 978-1652830689. (EN)
Stephen B Heard: The Scientist’s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career. Princeton University Press 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0691170220. (EN)

Recommended reading

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