ECE 67700 - Communications Aspects of Academic Research
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1
Areas of Specialization:
Counts as:
Normally Offered:
Each Fall, Spring
Requisites:
ECE Graduate standing
Catalog Description:
Topics relevant to oral and written communication needs of Ph.D students. Three papers are written: a journal article review, a literature review, and the choice of a thesis proposal, conference paper, or a journal article. Library and Internet research strategies and resources; research/writing ethics; citing sources; citation styles; and academic language. Oral presentations based on the written projects. Extensive peer revision and editing and out-of-class writing conferences with the instructor.
Required Text(s):
None.
Recommended Text(s):
- Instructor-prepared coursework containing book chapters, journal articles, and handouts on writing topics.
Lecture Outline:
| Lectures | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 1 | Research strategies/ethics |
| 1 | Writing up research I |
| 1 | Documentation |
| 1 | Writing article reviews |
| 1 | Revising workshop |
| 1 | Editing workshop |
| 1 | Review of literature |
| 1 | Revising workshop |
| 1 | Editing workshop |
| 1 | Writing up research II |
| 1 | Giving oral presentations |
| 1 | Revising workshop |
| 1 | Class evaluation |
Assessment Method:
none