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SCIENTIFIC WRITING [1]

Paper Code: 
HFN 422
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • To develop and improve the scientific and technical writing skills.
  • To enable to produce clear and effective scientific documents.
  • To enhance the level of technical communication and practices

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Key elements of scientific writing

1.      Key elements of scientific writing

  • Quality information
  • Nature of language
  • Structure

2.      Characteristics of scientific writing

·         Clear and precise use of language

·         Accessibility to the intended audience

·         Correct information

·         Logical sequencing of information

·         Use of correct grammar

Appropriate use of technical terms, illustrations or diagrams

10.00
Unit II: 
Drafting a scientific document
  • Research the document
  • Gather information
  • Plan the format
  • Create an outline
  • Write first draft
  • Check the accuracy
  • Revise and amend the document
  1. Type of academic journal articles
  • Letters/communications
  • Research notes
  • Articles
  • Supplemental articles
  • Review articles

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Writing effective scientific documents
  1. Writing effective scientific documents
  • Reports (Research/Progress)
  • Scientific paper (Journal/Conference)
  • Review paper
  • Abstracts
  • Theses
  • Electronic/Web based document
  1. Elements of scientific documents
  • Sections/subsections
  • Headings/subheadings
  • Front matter (Title, Title page, Abstract, Table of contents, List of figures, List of tables, List of terms, Acknowledgements)
  • Body (Introduction, Review of literature, Methodology, Results, Discussions, Summary, Conclusion, Recommendations)
  • End Matter (References, Appendices, Indices)

 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Ethics and scientific publication
  1. Ethics and scientific publication
  • Permission
  • Data fabrication and falsification
  • Plagiarism
  • Redundant and duplicate publication
  • Conflict of interest
  • Authorship issues
  • Animal and human welfare concerns
  • Reviewer responsibility
  1. Oral Presentation
  • Format of oral presentation (Informal/formal)
  • Visual aids – LCD projector, overhead projector (OHP) and transparencies or other display media
  • Delivery –  Voice projection, Body language, Spoken v. written language, Notes, Time limit

 

6.00
Unit V: 
Writing a project proposal for grants
  • Rationale and importance of research
  • Empirical and  Theoretical conceptualization
  • Presenting pilot study/ data
  • Research proposal and time frame
  • Clarity and specificity of method
  • Clear organization
  • Outcome of research and its implications
  • Budgeting
  • Available infrastructure and resources
  • Executive summary

 

References: 
  1. Robert A. Day. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th edition, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1998.
  2. Martha Davis. Scientific Papers and Presentations [2]. Academic Press. 1997
  3. Michael Alley. The Craft of Scientific Writing, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996.
  4. Janice R. Matthews [3], John M. Bowen [4], Robert W. Matthews [5]. Successful Scientific Writing: A Step-By-step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences, University Press, 2000.
  5. Peter J. Gosling. Scientist's Guide to Poster Presentations [6], Kluwer academic/Plenum publishers, 1999
  6. Edward Barrett [7], Leslie Perelman [8]. The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing, McGraw-Hill, 1997.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-2017 [9]

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[2] http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Papers-Presentations-Martha-Davis/dp/0122063708/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2
[3] http://www.amazon.com/Janice-R.-Matthews/e/B001ITXO0K/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
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[6] http://www.amazon.com/Scientists-Guide-Poster-Presentations-Gosling/dp/0306460769/ref=cm_lmf_tit_17
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[8] http://zilog.com/books/Leslie_Perelman.html
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