Courses

Courses for PhD students by the EPFL library

FROM RESEARCH TO PUBLICATION

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The Library offers training to young researchers in order to help them master advanced searching in specialised resources, understand the process of scientific publishing and reuse articles in their thesis without the risk of plagiarism.

Any PhD student can also contact us in order to organise individual training or in a small group according to his specific needs.

 

Module 1: Stay tuned! Being up-to-date with your research topic

Description: Various questions relating to the search for scientific information are addressed: define a question and translate it into machine language, identify relevant sources, set up a watch in his field of study, use a bibliographic management tool. Practical exercises punctuate the session and allow the PhD students to practice the acquired skills on their thesis topic.

Objectives: At the end of training, the PhD student knows the specialised resources, has a good command of advanced searching and is able to set up a watch in his field. He knows the tools that allow him to collect references, and cite his sources easily when writing a scientific article or his thesis.

Duration: half a day (8:30-12:30)

Next date

Registration http://inscription.epfl.ch/?form=PhDseminarModule1

Language: English

 

Module 2: Empower your writing process

Description: This practice-oriented module deals with the scientific writing process. We address aspects such as copyright, collaborative work and publication visibility. Please note that structured writing and the use of scientific English are not addressed in this course.

Objectives: The PhD student knows the tools that allow him to write a scientific article in a collaborative way while sharing his sources easily. He is aware of the importance of metadata to enhance the discoverability of his publications. He is able to cite his sources in an appropriate way when writing a scientific article or his thesis, and masters the re-use of pictures and/or figures.

Duration: half a day (8:30-13:00)

Next dates

Registration http://inscription.epfl.ch/?form=PhDseminarModule2

Language: English

 

Module 3: Smart publishing

Description: This seminar will follow the life of a scientific article, from its submission to its publication and dissemination. The various questions that are raised throughout the process are addressed, in order to help the doctoral students to make the right decisions when they are about to publish.

Objectives: The PhD student understands how scientific publishing functions: choice of a publication model (traditional, Green/Gold Open Access, hybrid), submission, peer-reviewing process and dissemination of the paper

Duration: half a day (8:30-12:30)

Next date

Registration http://inscription.epfl.ch/?form=PhDseminarModule3

Language: English

 

Module 4: Research Data Management

Objectives: The PhD student learns why managing your research data is crucial, where and how to publish/store them and what steps to take before sharing them. 

Duration: half a day (8:30-12:30)

Next date

Registration http://inscription.epfl.ch/?form=PhDseminarModule4

Language: English

 

Course for chemists during the autumn semester

A 6-hour course is available for PhD students in chemistry. It generally takes place from November to January. For a detailed description, please consult the course resumé.