From the Library to Writing Thesis

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2020-2021

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 0 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 12 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OBF-046-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Biotechnology MSc
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

-

Course headcount limitations

min. 2 – max. 30

Available as Campus course for 10 fő számára. Campus-karok: GYTK TTK

Topic

The course is recommended for students who are on to writing thesis, scientific presentations or articles. At seminars we follow the steps of a hypothetical research from literature dwelling, to evaluating data and publishing results. We will focus mainly on accessible academic software, what can help and speed up the process.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

  • 1. Introduction: Structure of a research project: from literature search to publication
  • 2. NCBI databases
  • 3. Mendeley: organising research papers
  • 4. ImageJ: evaluation of blots, electrophoretograms and photographs
  • 5. ImageJ: evaluation of blots, electrophoretograms and photographs
  • 6. GIMP: photo editing
  • 7. Inkscape: preparation of vectorgraphic images
  • 8. Statistical packages
  • 9. Statistical packages
  • 10. Mendeley: making reference lists
  • 11. Prezi: producing presentations
  • 12. Consultation, exam

Reading material

Obligatory literature

There is no compulsory textbook for this course.

Literature developed by the Department

Course material will be available on Neptun MeetStreet.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 25 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

Grading will be based on short home assignements.

Making up for missed classes

According to personal agreement

Exam topics/questions

The material of the exam will be the topics of the seminars.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Dr. Nagy Tamás
  • Dr. Poór Viktor Soma