Postgraduate course
2023/2024
Research Seminar
Type:
Compulsory course
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
Department of Management
When:
3 year, 2 semester
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Leonid V. Azarnert
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
28
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Publishing academic papers is the final stage of research work of the student, and it defines the level of his/her research competence. Writing academic articles can be described as a process with consistent steps following which the student increases the probability for paper acceptance. Publishing academic papers based on context preparation, the choice of outlet (journal), strategy and tactics of interaction with editors and reviewers while submission process.The aim of the course is to learn the main stages of preparation, submission and publishing processes in leading academic journals. The course suggests that each student attending the class will be able critically review academic articles content and structure, paper introduction, theoretical discussion, methodological section, results and discussion part, and conclusion. Besides, the students will act as discussants on others’ papers and will need to react to the critical points regarding their own research.
Learning Objectives
- Forming Doctoral students’ knowledge and developing their skills on how to conduct individual research work in the area of the chosen profile, prepare research papers, including thesis and improve relevant competencies.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Understand academic articles’ structure and be able to assess them critically
- Learn how to write the main parts of academic paper (abstract, introduction, theoretical analysis, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion)
- Learn how to choose the proper outlet (journal)
- Learn how to submit a paper to a particular journal
- Learn the main stages in submission and review processes
- Know the main rules of integration with editors and reviewer
- Learn how to write response letters and lists of improvements
- Learn how to act as a reviewer in a refereed academic journal.
Course Contents
- Topic 1: Academic paper structure
- Topic 2: Preparation for publication
- Topic 3: Manuscript submission and following up
- Topic 4. Acting as a reviewer: Gaining a better understanding of how to prepare a referee report for an academic journal.
- Topic 5. Publishing in international academic journals: secrets of success
- Individual presentations and discussions
- Content of 2021/22 Seminar's parts
- Content of 2022/23 Seminar's parts
Assessment Elements
- Participation in and contribution to the discussions in class
- Presentation of the student’s own paperPresentation includs the reaction on the critical points raised by the audience and the discussant in class
- Acting as a discussant on the other student’s paper in class and preparing a written referee report
- Formal response letter4. Preparing a formal response letter detailing the list of improvements following the critical points raised during the discussion in class and in the referee report
- Attestation of 2021/22 Seminar's parts
- Attestation of 2022/23 Seminar's parts
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd semester1 * Attestation of 2021/22 Seminar's parts
- 2022/2023 2nd semester1 * Attestation of 2022/23 Seminar's parts
- 2023/2024 2nd semester0.2 * Acting as a discussant on the other student’s paper in class and preparing a written referee report + 0.2 * Formal response letter + 0.2 * Participation in and contribution to the discussions in class + 0.4 * Presentation of the student’s own paper
