course is intended for doctoral students only course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment can be fulfilled in the future
After the course, PhD students will be able to:
1. decide whether they really want to write a dissertation and do research and whether they want to do it on a
specific topic. As a result, students will be more confident about what they want to achieve in their studies, how
and with whose help;
2. develop a detailed plan of what they want to do in their PhD project;
3. learn the basics of academic life and academic craft.
Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (15.09.2023)
After the course, PhD students will be able to:
1. decide whether they really want to write a dissertation and do research and whether they want to do it on a
specific topic. As a result, students will be more confident about what they want to achieve in their studies, how
and with whose help;
2. develop a detailed plan of what they want to do in their PhD project;
3. learn the basics of academic life and academic craft.
Requirements to the exam -
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1. Preparation for the seminars (reading articles and preparing draft documents).
2. Participation in every seminar.
3. Handing-in required short essays/documents after the end of the course.
Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (15.09.2023)
1. Preparation for the seminars (reading articles and preparing draft documents).
2. Participation in every seminar.
3. Handing-in required short essays/documents after the end of the course.
Syllabus -
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The following topics will be covered:
Why are we asking research questions?
Research questions: How to choose and formulate one?
What to study within a PhD: A complex study of an institute or studying a single issue in detail?
How to look for previous studies and how to get access to it?
How to conduct a literature review
Referencing and citation management software
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
How to structure articles in social sciences
Writing effectively and interestingly
Revising papers
How to receive feedback?
Conferences: How to choose which ones to attend?
Czech and foreign journals: How to choose the proper one?
Journal Metrics. IF, AIS: OMG?
Review process: How to write a cover letter, response to the reviews and what to expect?
How to deal with a rejection
Publishing a book
What are benefits of open access for science and for society?
Open science taxonomy, Green / diamond / gold open access
Risks arising from predatory open access journals
Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (15.09.2023)
The following topics will be covered:
Why are we asking research questions?
Research questions: How to choose and formulate one?
What to study within a PhD: A complex study of an institute or studying a single issue in detail?
How to look for previous studies and how to get access to it?
How to conduct a literature review
Referencing and citation management software
Plagiarism and how to avoid it
How to structure articles in social sciences
Writing effectively and interestingly
Revising papers
How to receive feedback?
Conferences: How to choose which ones to attend?
Czech and foreign journals: How to choose the proper one?
Journal Metrics. IF, AIS: OMG?
Review process: How to write a cover letter, response to the reviews and what to expect?
How to deal with a rejection
Publishing a book
What are benefits of open access for science and for society?
Open science taxonomy, Green / diamond / gold open access
Risks arising from predatory open access journals
Learning resources -
Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (15.09.2023)
Základní literatura:
1. Chemerinsky, W. (2009). Why Write? Michigan Law Review. 107(6), 881-894
2. Denney, A. S., & Tewksbury, R. (2013). How to write a literature review. Journal of criminal justice education. 24(2), 218-234.
3. Cochrane, J. H. (2005). Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students.
4. Carroll, M. W. (2006). The Movement for Open Access Law. Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 10, 741
Ostatní literatura:
1. Bhat, P. I. Idea and Methods of Legal Research. OUP
2. The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics. Nature. 2015, 520, 429-431
Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (15.09.2023)
Základní literatura:
1. Chemerinsky, W. (2009). Why Write? Michigan Law Review. 107(6), 881-894
2. Denney, A. S., & Tewksbury, R. (2013). How to write a literature review. Journal of criminal justice education. 24(2), 218-234.
3. Cochrane, J. H. (2005). Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students.
4. Carroll, M. W. (2006). The Movement for Open Access Law. Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 10, 741
Ostatní literatura:
1. Bhat, P. I. Idea and Methods of Legal Research. OUP
2. The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics. Nature. 2015, 520, 429-431
