The seminar "Publications" was originally designed for the interdisciplinary doctoral programme "Health and Sustainability Communication and Management (HSCM)". This doctoral programme provides participants with comprehensive competences in communication and management in the field of health, for the field of sustainability and for the assumption of social responsibility. Three different doctoral degrees can be obtained within the framework of HSCM: the Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr.rer.nat.), the Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.) and the Doctor of Social and Economic Sciences (Dr.rer.soc.oec.). Since winter term 2023/24, this seminar has been opened and offered as an interdisciplinary seminar also for doctoral students outside the HSCM programme. However, based on the experience of the course leader, examples will mainly come from the context of marketing and management.  The exchange of experiential knowledge on the part of participants from other disciplines is very welcome and reinforces the interdisciplinary character of the course.

Discussion, group work, role-play, presentations, assignments (in-class and only partially at home)

The aim of the seminar is to gain an insight into the typical publication process in academic research. Using selected journal articles, students analyse and discuss how the research was conducted and which methods were used. However, in order to deepen the insight into the publication process, the course format has been designed around a module structure. Through interactive engagement with the content of the five modules, students gain a step-by-step holistic overview of successful publication. Each module has specific objectives.Learning Objectives Module 1: Topic Choice and Analysis of Selected Pieces of ResearchIn Module 1, you will learnhow to assess the attractiveness of your chosen topic from an editor's perspective and critically review itto critically analyze selected pieces of research exemplified by papers written at the Department of Marketing and International Management and evaluate them based on guiding questionsLearning Objectives Module 2: Literature Searching and Literature ReviewsIn Module 2, you will learnhow to search systematically for literature in the field of interestto differentiate between reviewing literature and literature reviewshow to plan, conduct, organize and present a systematic review (key stages)which guidelines help to assess the quality of a literature review what the PRISMA flow diagram isLearning Objectives Module 3: Selecting a Target JournalIn Module 3, you will learnhow to assess the quality of a scientific journalto understand what the impact of a publication and a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) isto know why citation metrics are importantto understand what the advantages and disadvantages of Impact Factors areto assess the suitability of a possible target journal by the usage of various criteria Learning Objectives Module 4: Basics of Writing a Research PaperIn Module 4, you will learnto know the typical structure of a scientific paper following the Hourglass Modelhow to keep your manuscript concise and precise by adhering to some simple guidelinesto follow some recommendations in scientific writing for new writersto think about what the reader needsLearning Objectives Module 5: Peer ReviewsIn Module 5, you will learnwhy peer review systems are essential in scientific researchwhat are the advantages and disadvantages of peer review systemshow to address concerns raised by reviewershow to phrase an authors' response

Completion of a corresponding master's degree

Enrolment in the doctoral programme of the HSCM or another doctoral programme at the AAU. Doctoral students from the  doctoral programmes  of all faculties are welcome. The experience of the course leader lies in the field of management and marketing, which is why the examples come mainly from this area. The exchange of experiential knowledge on the part of participants from other disciplines is very welcome and reinforces the interdisciplinary character of the course.

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There is no exam, but there are assignments for each module to be completed instead. Tasks for each module: in total 90 points (Module 1 + three out of Module 2 - 5)Tasks for each module: in total, 90 pointsModule 1: 30 pointsModule 2: 20 pointsModule 3: 20 pointsModule 4: 20 pointsModule 5: 20 points Most of the tasks are fulfilled in-class in the form of team assignments or group assignments.

Completing and uploading assignments to each module on time.

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