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SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND COMMUNICATION (Value Added Course)
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Upon completion of the course the learner will: CO 147: Understand basic principles of scientific writing. CO 148: Interpret to correctly use reference source material according to journal standards CO 149: Assess the structure and functions of different components of scientific papers to effectively communicate scientific findings. CO 150: Analyze techniques for effective communication of scientific information in oral and poster presentations. CO 151: Interpret the ethical boundaries associated with scientific communication. |
Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstrations, Assignments Reading Journals
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
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, statisticalpresentations
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
