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SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING

Fabio PALOMBA SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING

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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
318LESSONS
FABIO NARDUCCI T Curriculum
FABIO PALOMBA Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE IS MAINLY AIMED AT SHOWING HOW A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT HAS TO BE DESIGNED, ORGANIZED AND WRITTEN. IN THE 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 KNOW HOW TO PREPARE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AND A SCIENTIFIC POSTER.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
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
ORGANIZE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION AND A SCIENTIFIC POSTER

PRACTICAL SKILLS
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 PREPARE A TECHNICAL PRESENTATION, IN ORAL OR POSTER FORM
Prerequisites
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE GOALS, NO SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES ARE NEEDED. A SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH IS ESSENTIAL TO ATTEND THE LECTURES AND PASS THE EXAM.
Contents
- HOW TO ORGANIZE A SCIENTIFIC PAPER: TITLE, ABSTRACT, SECTIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY
- LITERATURE REVIEW: HOW TO USE A SCIENTIFIC DATABASE AND PERFORM SYSTEMATIC ANALYSES OF THE STATE OF THE ART
- 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
- DATA INTEGRITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY
- OPEN ACCESS, COPYRIGHT AND PLAGIARISM/SELF-PLAGIARISM
- ETHICAL AI IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES SUPPORTED BY MANY EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND REFERRING TO A NUMBER OF JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES. IN ADDITION, FLIPPED-CLASSROOMS WILL BE ORGANIZED TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE CLASS.

IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN 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.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
AT LEAST TWO ARTICLES, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY THE ADVISOR TO START THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY, THAT THE STUDENT CONSIDERS AS AN EXCELLENT AND POOR EXAMPLES ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE;
TURN THE OWN MASTER THESIS ON TO A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE AND ESTIMATE THE CHANCES OF BEING ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN ONE OR MORE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS/CONFERENCES.
IN BOTH CASES, 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.

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COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE.
TEACHING LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH.
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