| Name: |
Scientific Authoring in Chemistry |
| Catalog Number: |
415004Y |
Hours/Credits: |
20/1 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
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Majoring in chemistry |
| Course Description: |
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Word Processing & IT Access: This is a lecture course and no assignments are made. However, to enhance the course “hands-on” assignment experiences are simulated using actual student assignments. Students are encouraged to work the assignments on their own or in small groups outside of class. The writing assignments employ MS Office and ChemOffice and require access to online services including SciFinder, SDBS, and PDB database |
| Course Content: |
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This is a lecture course designed for postgraduate students majoring chemistry, with the aim of introducing the related procedures involved in scientific writing in chemistry, including preparing a scientific paper, where to publish-types of scientific journals, submission and responsible authorship, understanding peer review, responding to reviewers and submission of revision, peer review ethics, plagiarism and scientific misconduct. |
| TextBooks: |
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1) From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing. 2/e. Michael J. Katz. Springer: New York, 2009.
2) The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson. American Chemical Society: Washington, D.C., 2006.
3) FURTHER READING. Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource. Marin S. Robinson, Fredricka L. Stoller, Molly Costanza-Robinson, and James K. Jones. Oxford University Press, USA: New York, 2008.
4) FURTHER READING. Scientific Writing and Communication. Hofmann, A. H. Oxford University Press, USA: New York, 2009. |
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