Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Marko Hännikäinen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1, 2, 3 : Friday 14 - 16, TB111

Requirements

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

Learning outcomes

Teaches the writing of high-quality scientific publications, carry out peer-reviews, give conference presentations, and use of English in scientific writing. Familiarize the complete scientific publishing process.

Content

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

Evaluation criteria for the course

Passing the course requires active participation in lectures 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	The Craft of Scientific Presentations	Michael Alley	0-387-95555-0				English
Book	The Craft of Scientific Writing	Michael Alley	0-387-94766-3				English
Lecture slides	Lecture notes and material	Marko Hännikäinen					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 Scientific Publishing course familiarizes a student with the writing and presenting of a scientific article and the whole scientific publishing process. Concentrates on how to write high-quality publications, carry out peer-reviews, give presentations, and use of English in scientific writing. Recommended for post-graduate and undergraduate 4-5th year students targeting at doctorate degree. No earlier publishing experience required. Prepares for writing MSc thesis.	Lectures	Contact teaching: 80 % Distance learning: 10 % Self-directed learning: 10 %

Last modified	19.08.2009
Modifier	Marko Hännikäinen