Content and Citation Analysis of Proposed Curriculum of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for the Course Syllabus of Master's Degree in Scientometrics

Quality of academic resources is now fully considered as an important part of the country's higher education system. The present study was conducted to analyze the content of the proposed syllabuses of Scientometrics at the Master's degree.

The current research was done using content analysis. Data was gathered through a check-list. ,o retrieve various categories of Persian and English books, websites of the  National Library and Archives of Iran and the Library of Congress were referred to respectively. Moreover, to measure the cited half-life determination, formula T = Y + y was used. Data analysis was done using Excel Software.

This syllabus includes 126 and 89 Persian and English sources, respectively. %36.5 of them selected from Q category, and %27 belonged to the Z (bibliography, bibliography, books, industry, and book trade). Category of T (technology), L (education), and others have also been considered relatively less. The half-life of the articles and book were 11 years and 6 months, and 8 years and 6 months respectively. Dr. Osareh is ranked first among the most prolific authors (19.67), especially in writing articles. Among the authors of the books, the share of Dr. Noroozi Chakoli and Dr. Mehrad are also more significant than the others.

Due to the lack of introduction of resources with novel content, as well as the lack of practical syllabuses and translated sources, reviewing the curriculum seemed necessary.  Besides, the compilation of sources in the native approach can be effective in influencing research on educational policies of the country.