Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Articulate the diverse research and publication practices in different research fields
- Identify and recommend platforms for publishing and promoting scholarly work, including traditional and non-traditional research outputs
- Engage in discussions and development of open research
- Explain common copyright and licensing issues related to academic publishing
- Develop impact statements, impact case studies and research-for-policy
- Analyse the purposes, uses and implications of bibliometrics and research assessments
Indicative Module Content:
01 Introduction
02 The Academic Publishing Landscape
03 Publication Types: What’s Right for You?
04 Preprints, Publishing Agreements, Copyright and Licensing
05 Open Research
06 A Short History of (Evaluative) Metrics
07 Data Analytics and Benchmarking (Scopus Workshop)
08 Peer Review and Research Integrity
09 Impact Statements and Impact Case Studies
10 Research for Policy
11 Social Media for Academics
12 Discussion of Emerging Topics and Critical Issues