Course teacher(s)
Anezka Smejkalova (Coordinator) and Fabienne ChetailECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
If the goal of science is to contribute to our understanding of the world, the goal of scientific communication is to transmit this understanding with precision and concision. The purpose of a course in scientific communication is (1) to inform students about the technical aspects and practices of various channels of scientific communication (articles, oral presentations and poster sessions, the different stages of scientific publication, assessment measures of publications and journals...) and (2) to develop their skills as a writer (and reader and editor) of scientific articles. Through collaborative work with peers and teacher, the course should enable the students to lay the foundations of an efficient scientific communication as a future independent researcher.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
At the end of the course, students should: Understand the usual components of a scientific article (title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion / conclusion, tables and graphs). Understand the writing process applied to scientific communication (issues relating to style, clarity, accuracy, the logical sequence of ideas and arguments, the selection and preparation of illustrations, ...) Understand issues related to scientific communication (problem of assessing publications, journals, and researchers ...) Use the concepts studied during the course in their research activities (scientific communication, but also finding and archiving information)
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Writing. New York, NY: Springer, 1996. ISBN: 0387947663. Paradis, James G. and Muriel L. Zimmerman. The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. ISBN: 0262661276. Tufte, Edward. The Visual Display of quantitative Information. Graphics Press, 2001. ISBN: 0961392142.
Other information
Contacts
Arnaud Destrebecqz adestre@ulb.ac.be
02 650 42 31
Room DC10 210
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
Other
The course evaluation will be based on an essay that must take the form of a scientific article.
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
The evaluation is only based on the essay.
Language(s) of evaluation
- french
- english