Strategy and Steps in Writing and Publishing
Scientific Research Articles in Environmental Enginneering
Engelsk titel:
Scientific Article Writing
Sprog:
Point( ECTS )
2,5
Kursustype:
Ph.d.
The course is offered every year between Nov and July and
consist of nine 2 hour sessions between which assignements are
given to the students
Undervisningens placering:
Campus Lyngby
Undervisningsform:
The course relies on active student participation, and intense
and ongoing writing assignments. The instructors will lead
seminar-type discussions. Published articles will be analysed as
assignements, followed by common discussions. Students will prepare
elements of their own manuscripts and give and receive feedback
to/from other participants and from the instructors.
Kursets varighed:
[Kurset følger ikke DTUs normale
skemastruktur]
Evalueringsform:
Bedømmelsesform:
Anbefalede forudsætninger:
Deltagerbegrænsning:
Minimum 6 Maksimum: 24
Overordnede kursusmål:
At the end of this course, the students are able to effectively
write and publish a scientific paper in the primary literature
based on their own research.
Læringsmål:
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
identify the constitutive elements of a good article
initiate publication (identifying the 'story',
identifying and interacting with co-authors)
prepare the outline of a paper
choose the right the journal to publish his/her work
design figures and tables
prepare the core sections of a manuscript (introduction,
materials and methods, results, discussion)
choose a title and prepare the abstract
approach manuscript submission and revision
Kursusindhold:
We will cover the following topics:
1. The defensible story? Is there any scientific substance? Salami
science.
2. Preliminaries: Authorship/Ethics, What is a scientific paper?
3. Choosing the right journal. Guide to authors.
4. Outline of a scientific paper.
5. Preparing the figures/tables.
6. Preparing the text.
7. Submitting the manuscript/Revising the manuscript.
Litteraturhenvisninger:
Cargill, M. and P. O'Connor (2012). Writing scientific research
articles. Strategy and steps. Chichester, UK,
Willey-Blackwell.
Bemærkninger:
The course is primarily for Ph.d. students at Department of
Environmental Engineering
