Scientific Writing and Comunication

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Interaction in groups. Use of platform such as Sciencedirect.

The evaluation considers the final presentation of the project.

Learning Outcomes

In groups of two or three, the students will carry out a bibliography review around a topic relating to the sustainable cities and communities. The project subject will be proposed, defined and supervised by teachers from the university, in relation to industry or applied research. This review will be the subject of a written dissertation and of a talk.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

This review will be the subject of a written dissertation and of a talk

• to know how to carry out a bibliographic search relating to a scientific or technical topic by finding relevant articles on a subject of interest for an engineer, through university, traditional or internet databases,

• to know how to implement a regulatory or technology watch,

• to draft a summary report on a subject proposed from a bibliographic search including at least 15 papers published in peer-reviewed journals,

• to know how to render the review work carried out in a multi-media presentation,

• students are expected to increase their speaking and arguing ability in a presentation on a scientific or technical subject.

• to master the tools the tools required for scientific communication and information.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 100.0%

Bibliography

Sword H. Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write

Sword H. Stylish Academic Writing ISBN-13: 978-0674064485

Gastel B. and Day, R. A. How to write and publish a scientific paper. Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2016]

Zuzana Svobodova, Heidrun Katzorke, Ursula Jaekel, Stefania Dugovicova and Mike Scoggin, Peter Treacher “Writing in English - A Practical Handbook for Scientific and Technical Writers, A Pilot Project, Leonardo da Vinci programme, European Commission.