Scientific Writing for MSc in Computer Science
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No subprogramme
Other studies
The course focuses on skills needed in scientific writing: searching, selecting and reading scientific articles, making notes during reading, organising your material, and writing scientific article itself. We also discuss some writing-related ethical issues, like stealing, cheating, and plagiarism, which are not tolerated by the academic community. You will write an approximately 10-pages long scientific article on a topic given by the instructor following the department"s guidelines for master thesis and seminar papers. You will also practice reviewing articles. This course is only for MSc students majoring Computer Science! You are not allowed to participate if you have already passed the course!
| Year | Semester | Date | Period | Language | In charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | autumn | 04.09-09.10. | 1-1 | English | Tiina Niklander |
Lectures
| Time | Room | Lecturer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10-12 | B222 | Tiina Niklander | 04.09.2012-09.10.2012 |
General
The course is for students who are doing only their Master's degree in English at the Department of Computer Science. That means that students with a bachelor's degree in computer science from University of Helsinki do not participate to this course, because the course Kandidaatintutkielma has covered similar content.
Completing the course
In addition to Tuesday lectures, students must participate weekly small-group meetings during the course. The obligatory weekly meeting will contain discussions about the progress, peer-reviews of the draft versions and guidance by the group leader.
You can find your small group leader and meeting time here. You need to use your CS account to access this information.
Course will be graded based on the submitted scientific paper.
Literature and material
A useful book: Zobel, J., Writing for Computer Science: The art of effective communication. 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, 2005. Also the 1st edition from 1997 can be used. Some copies available in the campus library.
The support material page will have links to some useful online materials and services.