Research disciplines at the University - an option

Owned by Monika Fiedorowicz
Last updated: Jan 01, 2024 by Henryk Rybinski
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The Discipline Database can be used optionally to present reseach achievements and activities in defined disciplines.

The database should be created according to the university authorities and should take into account the meaningful research areas present at the university

Note: Discipline Database cannot be changed by editors. Only a person with administrator privileges has the ability to make changes to these objects, who can also make global changes. After each change in the descriptions of units in the disciplines tree, it is necessary to use the 'Reset Disciplines Tree' button (to be sure, 2 times) located above the disciplines tree, because only then the changes made are actually reflected in the system.

Once defined the available disciplines can be assigned to the emplyed researchers. Having done this we have autoamtical assigned of the researcher’s achievements to the disciplines that are assigned to the researcher. hence, for the chosen disciplines the KB system automatically build profiles which summariaze and represent achievements of the disciplines.

Defining disciplines for the university

In the 'Editor's Panel' under the 'Support Functions' menu, click on 'Disciplines of Science in the Unit' and then click on the 'New' button.

In the new record, it is mandatory to complete the 'Scientific discipline' field by selecting a value from the available discipline tree.

The remaining fields are not mandatory however, it is worth checking the following:

Finally, 'Validate' and 'Save' the record.

After entering the data, it is essential to use the 'Reset Discipline Tree' button (to be sure, 2 times) located above the Disciplines tree ('Support Functions' → 'Disciplines of Science in the Unit'), because only then the changes made are actually reflected in the system

Description of selected fields:

Tab 'Basic Data'

  • Name in Polish andName in English -possibility to describe the text of the discipline in question

  • Show Profile - just like for affiliates, the system builds a profile that shows items such as a tag cloud, lists of publications, researchers, etc.

  • Promoted - the discipline is represented as a tile on the home page

  • Sorting key - setting the order in which the disciplines are displayed, text key

'Profile' tab

  • Logo file - add a file with the discipline's logo to be displayed in its profile (NOTE! be sure the file has 'Access Rights' = 'Public')

  • Color - defining the color of the discipline tile and other areas representing the discipline in different locations (NOTE! the RGB color number written in hexadecimal mode should be preceded by a # character, such as #FF6600).

 

The disciplines defined for the university should be assigned to authors (in the author profile), according to the author's statements as to the disciplines practiced.