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Communication and writing skills for engineers I - AM217029
Title: Communication and writing skills for engineers I
Guaranteed by: Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering (217)
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Technology
Actual: from 2021 to 2022
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:2
E-Credits: winter s.:2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, MC [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Qualifications:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Bartáček Jan prof. Ing. Ph.D.
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation
The purpose of this course is to learn strategies to develop scientific research. The class is divided into 3 main blocks. 1) The students will learn how to start up the literature review for a specific research project, how to search for literature, use citation managers, cite properly, and avoid plagiarism. 2) The students will learn how to make a proper diagram or figure and how to work with data. 3) The students will learn how to write their research reports, theses, and papers (including proper title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, and conclusions)
Last update: Pokorná Lucie (26.08.2024)
Course completion requirements

The final examination is in the form of a written exam, where the students show their ability to formulate the title, keywords, abstract, and conclusions of a scientific paper, and show their knowledge of formal rules required for technical reports and papers. This exam is based on the existing already published papers thematically relevant for the individual study programmes (Environmental Technology and Engineering for IMETE; Chemistry, Technology and Circular Economy for IMATEC).

Last update: Pokorná Lucie (26.08.2024)
Syllabus

1) Literature review and research, proper citations, citation managers (endnote, etc.), types of plagiarism, and how to avoid it.

2) 10 steps for creating a proper and clear figure, and how to work with data in general.

3) Writing of research reports, theses, and papers (including proper title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, and conclusions).

Last update: Pokorná Lucie (26.08.2024)
Learning resources

https://tvp.vscht.cz/students/imete

Last update: Pokorná Lucie (26.08.2024)
 
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