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Scientific Writing and Communication (Theory)
This course will equip the students with the knowledge and skills in scientific writing and the fundamentals of effective scientific communication. Learners will review and critic a published article. The course will focus primarily on the process of writing and publishing scientific manuscripts and preparing power point presentations.
Introduction, learn the structure and function of a scientific paper, writing Basics for the Scientific Manuscript, How to integrate text, figures and tables into coherent results
Literature survey and resources, abstracts, periodicals, search engines, Computer awareness: drafting, editing, graphical, statistical presentations, Data search and retrieval: bibliography, biological databases
Effective Communication, Audience and Purpose, Addressing Specific Audiences
Oral Presentation Structure, Presentation Slides, Effective Oral Presentations, Answering Questions, Panel Discussions
Memos and Progress Reports
Formal Letters
Resumes
- Valiela, I. (2001). Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- On Being a Scientist: a Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research. (2009). Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
- Gopen, G. D., & Smith, J. A. The Science of Scientific Writing. American Scientist, 78 (Nov-Dec 1990), 550-558.
- Mohan, K., & Singh, N. P. (2010). Speaking English Effectively. Delhi: Macmillan India. 5.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
- Research & Publication Ethics: A Complete Guide to Conducting & Publishing Research Ethically The Enago Academy Team Website: https://www.enago.com/academy/
- Manual for Research and Publication Ethics in Science and Engineering / Eun Seong Hwang, Eun Hee Cho, Young-Mog Kim, Kibeom Park, Wha-Chul Son, Tae-Woong Yoon, Jeong Mook Lim [Authors]. -- Seoul: Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 2016
- Science Communication: A Practical Guide for Scientists (2012) Laura Bowater, Kay Yeoman, Wiley-Blackwell
- National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering (US) and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009. RESEARCH MISCONDUCT. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK214564/
e RESOURCES:
- Helgesson, Gert & Eriksson, Stefan. (2014). Plagiarism in research. Medicine, health care, and philosophy. 18. 10.1007/s11019-014-9583-8.
- Miller J. E. (2007). Preparing and presenting effective research posters. Health services research, 42(1 Pt 1), 311–328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00588.x
- Kappel Klemens, Holmen Sebastian Jon (2019) Why Science Communication, and Does It Work? A Taxonomy of Science Communication Aims and a Survey of the Empirical Evidence Frontiers in Communication 4 https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00055
- https://www.sheridan.com/journals-on-topic/ismte-journal-publishing-peer-review
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/usys/ibp/soil-terrestrial-env-physic
- https://www.nature.com/scitable/ebooks/english-communication-for-scientists14053993/118520572/
Journals
- Journal of Science Communication
- Science and Engineering Ethics
- Ethics & Human Research
