General information

Course type AMUPIE
Module title Preparation of a scientific publication
Language English
Module lecturer prof. UAM dr hab. Danuta Michalska
Lecturer's email danamich@amu.edu.pl
Lecturer position professor
Faculty Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences
Semester 2023/2024 (winter)
Duration 30
ECTS 5
USOS code 07-PRSP-AMU-PIE

Timetable

Collegium Geologicum is located at the Morasko Campus, 200 metres from the geography building.

Timetable will be determined together with students. 

Module aim (aims)

The course is aimed to introduce in an easy and comprehensible way the knowledge about the scientific work and preparation of a scientific publication.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Basic knowledge in Earth sciences or archaeology.

The knowledge is presented at the level that is accessible not only for the geology students, but also for students of other educational disciplines.

Syllabus

Week1-10: Practical exercises - research problem - samples -  methods - bibliography - results - interpretation - presentation - publication. Preparation of publications for review. Discussion.

Reading list

Supporting literature :

Geochronology

Geologos

Radiocarbon Journal

Archaeometry

Sheela P. Turbek, Taylor M. Chock, Kyle Donahue, Caroline A. Havrilla, Angela M. Oliverio, Stephanie K. Polutchko, Lauren G. Shoemaker, Lara Vimercati. 2016. Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 417-426. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1258