Analyzing Scientific Texts - PFYB099
Title: Analyzing Scientific Texts
Guaranteed by: Department of Biomedical Foundation in Kinanthropology (51-300200)
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Actual: from 2022
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, C [HT]
Capacity: 34 / 30 (30)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. James Joseph Tufano, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. James Joseph Tufano, M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Annotation -
This course will teach you how to analyze scientific texts. You will learn critical thinking skills and use these skills to prepare your work. What exactly is research? What is the purpose of the introduction? How do you know which methods are good? How can you tell if a study is important to you? All these questions and many more will be answered during the semester.
Last update: Šteffl Michal, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.11.2023)
Aim of the course -

The aim of this subject is to understand the purpose of research, critical thinking skills, forming arguments, transferring knowledge to practice and identifying gaps in the literature.

Students will know

  • How to transfer knowledge into practice
  • How to identify gaps in the literature
  • How to use critical thinking skills

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the purpose of research
  • Identify key parts of a story
  • Formulate arguments
  • Draw conclusions from scientific texts
Last update: Šteffl Michal, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.11.2023)