Scientific Writing II
Class Business
What’s Inside
• Class Business
• Rules Regulations
• Requirements
Objectives
Course objectives:
1) To improve your ability to efficiently
access the biological literature
(particularly in your specific areas of
interest)
2) To improve your communication skills
(particularly writing skills)
Class Business
Grading:
1) Proposal . . . . . . . . . .
2) Research paper . . . . .
3) Oral presentation. . .
4) Poster Presentation. .
5) Manuscript review . . .
6) Editing exercises . . . .
7) Exams . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
•
100 pts (1st version* - 40 pts; 2nd** - 60 pts)
125 pts (1st version* - 50 pts; 2nd** - 75 pts)
50 pts
50 pts
25 pts
75 pts
150 pts
575 pts
Final grades will be assigned based on total points earned:
517 – 575 = A
460 – 516 = B
402 – 459 = C
345 – 401 = D
< 344
=F
Rules and Regulations
• All rules applied in the faculty of letters,
English Department, Bina Nusantara
University
• < 75% of the attendance will be denied
his/her eligibility to pass this course
• No late papers/assignment
Requirements
Course requirements:
1)Research proposal. This proposal should be
based on a data set (unpublished) obtained from
me.
2)Based on the data set, write a research paper,
give an oral presentation, & present a poster.
3)Provide a detailed review of one submitted
manuscript.
4)Edit 5 short papers or sections of papers.
5)Three 50-point exams based on lecture material,
handouts, & Day's text
No Excuses!