Master Using Scopus: A Tutorial Show & Tell by Vera Hojdarova
Explore how to effectively utilize Scopus through a comprehensive tutorial shared by Vera Hojdarova, covering topics such as database navigation, search techniques, filtering, and more. Ideal for students and professionals seeking to enhance their research abilities.
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A TUTORIAL SHOW & TELL How to use Scopus by Vera Hojdarova
Each student will sign up to find an online tutorial to share with the rest of the class. The tutorial can be on any topic, but it must teach something. If the tutorial is in video form, the video should not be more than 5 minutes long. In addition to selecting and showing the tutorial, the student will provide a brief analysis of the tutorial. The analysis should include: https://is.muni.cz/do/sukb/kuk/materialy/eng/eiz/page https://is.muni.cz/do/sukb/kuk/materialy/eng/eiz/page s/scopus.html s/scopus.html A statement of what the learning objective is in your own words Directions: A discussion of who the audience for this tutorial might be A discussion of the knowledge type(s) the tutorial focuses on, The learning theory(ies) the tutorial uses, Identification of the instructional strategies the tutorial creators use. In addition, one suggestion for revision should be shared.
Scopus Polythematic citation database produced by Elsevier Contains reviewed periodics, book editions / books, conference materials, patents etc. Europe based (i.e. more Czech sources) Used for Thematic searches Citation analysis (deeper analysis than Web of Science)
Learning objective How to use the database How to search in the database How to narrow down a search How to limit search using filters How to search for a full text
MUNI students Non-European students MUNI employees Audience Publishers Scientists Researchers
Declarative Declarative (learning terms like Abstract, Limit, Full Text ) Conceptual Conceptual (differentiating between various search results) Procedural Procedural & & Problem Problem- -Solving (narrowing down a search) Knowledge types focused: Solving Attitude Attitude- -learning learning (what keywords / phrases to use)
Cognitivism Cognitivism - constructing a mental path - storing and processing information Learning theories used: Humanism Humanism - expecting you to learn it actively yourself - no feedback - no additional explanation - very straightforward
Learner-driven Asynchronous Structured list Screenshots Instructional strategies used: No feedback No interactions Chunks of text
Too shallow (biased?) Less text Better page formatting Link to related tutorials Make it a video My advice:
