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LI2116 Scientific Publishing, Information Retrieval and Bibliometrics 3.0 credits

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus LI2116 (Spring 2013–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

After the course, the student should be familiar with the most important ingredients of the structure of scientific communication and how these can be used to improve the student's own publishing strategy.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to

account for the history and present-day structuring of scientific communication;

critically describe and analyse different publishing models from a subject-specific perspective;

critically account for and discuss basic bibliometric methods for evaluation and description of research;

critically account for and discuss different evaluation and ranking systems of research from an engineering science perspective;

describe structure, indexing and structuring in scientific reference databases;

apply a number of known algorithms within information retrieval;

use relevant tools for processing the results and

apply good citation practice.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Started studies on master's level

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

Current literature list is posted on the course web page, in Bilda or KTH Social before the start of the course.

Furthermore, relevant literature is added dependent on the choice of written assignments

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Exercises, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Technology and Learning

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Göran Hamrin, ankn. 8951, Mikael Danielsson, ankn. 8957, Rosa Lönneborg, rosa@kth.se, Maria Unger, mariaun@kth.se