Course Catalog 2008-2009 Postgraduate Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Marko Hännikäinen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1, 2, 3 : Friday 14 - 19, TB111 Per 3 : Friday 15 - 18, TB222 Friday 15 - 18, TB224	3.-n. vuosikurssi DI-Opiskelijat Jatko-opiskelijat

Requirements

Active participation, exercises during the course, writing of a scientific article, exercise conference presentation.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Familiarize a student with the writing and presenting of a scientific article and the complete scientific publishing process. Concentrates how to write high-quality publications, carry out peer-review, give presentations, and use of English in scientific writing.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	A scientific publication: structure, contents, written presentation.	IEEE practices. Good scientific practice, research ethics, example papers.
2.	Use of English in scientific writing.	Analyzing example papers. Specific terminology. Practical hints for English writing.
3.	Phases of the publishing process. The peer review process. Scientific Societies.	Purpose and reputation of different publishers and forums.
4.	Oral presentations: preparation, materials, structuring. Participation to a scientific conference.	Examples. Acting as a conference session chair, acting as an opponent.
5.	Tools: Internet, data bases, word processing tools.	Use of LaTeX tools.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Passing the course requires active participation and successful completion of the exercises.

Assessment scale:

Evaluation scale passed/failed will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper	R. A. Day	1573561657		ORYX, 5th Edition		English
Book	The Craft of Scientific Writing	Michael Alley	0-387-94766-3		Sringer, 3rd Edition		English
Lecture slides	Lecture material	Marko Hännikäinen			course web-pages		English
Other online content	IEEE Information for Authors	IEEE			www.ieee.org		English

Correspondence of content

Additional information

The course includes an exercise conference, in which students write, review, and present a paper and discuss after presentations. Course is in English.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	The TKT-9616 Scientific Publishing course familiarizes a student with the writing and presenting of a scientific article and the whole scientific publishing process. Concentrates how to write high-quality publications, carry out peer-review, give presentations, and use of English in scientific writing. Suggested for post-graduate and undergraduate 4-5th year students targeting at doctorate degree. Prepares for writing MSc thesis.	Lectures ITC Utilization Practical works	Contact teaching: 90 % Distance learning: 5 % Self-directed learning: 5 %

Last modified	30.10.2008
Modifier	Marko Hännikäinen