SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING

Giovanni SPAGNUOLO SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING

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DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.45/2013)
INFORMATICA
2021/2022



OBBLIGATORIO
ANNO CORSO 1
ANNO ORDINAMENTO 2021
ANNUALE
CFUOREATTIVITÀ
318LEZIONE
Obiettivi
THE COURSE IS MAINLY AIMED AT SHOWING HOW A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT HAS TO BE DESIGNED, ORGANIZED AND WRITTEN. IN CASE OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER, TO BE ABLE TO DECIDE TO WHICH JOURNAL OR CONFERENCE TO SUBMIT IT: TO ANALYZE THE SCOPE OF A JOURNAL AND TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL AUDIENCE FOR A CONFERENCE. TO KNOW THE MEANING OF THE MAIN CITATION INDICES AND TO BE ABLE TO USE THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC DATA-BASES (WOS, SCOPUS). TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT A BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY THE RESULTS. TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES IN WRITING A REGULAR PAPER OR A REVIEW PAPER. TO OPERATE AS A REVIEWER. TO KNOW THE STEPS OF A TYPICAL JOURNAL REVIEW PROCESS. TO KNOW HOW TO PREPARE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AND A SCIENTIFIC POSTER.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (CONOSCENZE E COMPRENSIONE)
• TARGET ANALYSIS: JOURNAL SCOPE AND CONFERENCE AUDIENCE
• CITATION INDICES AND SCIENTIFIC DATA-BASES
• ORGANIZATION OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER
• PERFORMING A BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
• SCIENTIFIC RESULTS ORGANIZATION, PRESENTATION AND CONTEXTUALIZATION IN THE FRAME OF THE ACTUAL LITERATURE
• REGULAR PAPER VS OVERVIEW PAPER
• PERFORM A REVIEW OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER
• UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL JOURNAL REVIEW PROCESS
• ORGANIZE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AND A SCIENTIFIC POSTER

PRACTICAL SKILLS (CONOSCENZA E CAPACITÀ DI COMPRENSIONE APPLICATE)
• TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE LITERATURE ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC BY ACCESSING SCIENTIFIC DATABASES
• TO WRITE A LITERATURE REVIEW
• TO PRESENT AND COMMENT THE RESULTS OF A SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
• TO ORGANIZE A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
• TO DECIDE THE AUDIENCE OF A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE, THUS TO WHICH JOURNAL TO SUBMIT IT OR AT WHICH CONFERENCE TO PRESENT IT
• TO KNOW HOW TO OPERATE AS A REVIEWER OF A TECHNICAL PAPER
• TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF SOME TERMS USED IN THE TYPICAL JOURNAL REVIEW PROCESS
• TO PREPARE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION, IN ORAL OR POSTER FORM
Prerequisiti
For the successful achievement of the course goals, no specific prerequisites are needed.
Contenuti
HOW TO ORGANIZE A SCIENTIFIC PAPER: TITLE, ABSTRACT, SECTIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY
PLAGIARISM AND SELF-PLAGIARISM
LITERATURE REVIEW: HOW TO USE A SCIENTIFIC DATABASE
RESULTS PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: PLOTS AND FIGURES, CAPTIONS, COMMENTS, CONTEXTUALIZATION OF THE WORK
CONCLUSIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
AUDIENCE OF THE PAPER: JOURNAL, METRICS, CONFERENCES.
REVIEW PROCESS
ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Metodi Didattici
• LECTURES SUPPORTED BY MANY EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND REFERRING TO A NUMBER OF JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES.
• IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE TO THE FINAL ASSESSMENT AND TO GAIN THE CREDITS CORRESPONDING TO THE MODULE, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 65% OF THE HOURS OF ASSISTED TEACHING ACTIVITIES.
Verifica dell'apprendimento
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• AT LEAST TWO ARTICLES THAT THE ADVISOR HAS ASSIGNED TO THE STUDENT FOR STARTING HIS/HER RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND THAT THE STUDENT CONSIDERS AS EXCELLENT AND POOR EXAMPLES ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE;
• ARTICLE IN COURSE OF PREPARATION THE STUDENT IS CO-AUTHOR OF; THE STUDENT HAS TO DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY THE GUIDELINES GIVEN IN THE COURSE
• ORAL PRESENTATION/POSTER IN COURSE OF PREPARATION THE STUDENT IS CO-AUTHOR OF; THE STUDENT HAS TO DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY THE GUIDELINES GIVEN IN THE COURSE.

POSSIBLE GRADES ARE, IN DESCENDING ORDER: OTTIMO (EXCELLENT), BUONO (GOOD), DISCRETE (FAIR), SUFFICIENTE (PASS), INSUFFICIENTE (FAIL). STUDENTS WHO GET AN INSUFFICIENTE (FAIL) MARK OR REJECT THE GIVEN MARK CAN REPEAT THE EXAM ONLY ONCE AFTER AT LEAST 30 DAYS
Testi
SLIDES PROVIDED BY PROFESSORS. ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS, E.G. EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARIZED DOCUMENTS, EXAMPLES OF CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS, EXAMPLES OF NICELY AND POORLY WRITTEN PAPERS, WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE PROFESSORS.
Altre Informazioni
Compulsory attendance.
Teaching language is English.
  BETA VERSION Fonte dati ESSE3 [Ultima Sincronizzazione: 2022-11-21]