ENGR 7710
Transcript Abbreviation:
EngrResearchComm
Course Description:
Students will practice skills related to scholarly and industry communications for engineering. Topics include reading and analyzing scholarly articles; organizing and writing abstracts and research papers; strategies for problem definition, citation conventions, preparing papers for publication, developing and delivering effective presentations appropriate to scholarly and industry audiences.
Course Levels:
Graduate
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course
(N/A)
Cross-Listings
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
On
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
6.00
Total Completions Allowed:
2.00
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
Yes
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions
(N/A)
Course Goals / Objectives:
Students will be able to read and analyze the components of common academic writing
such as scholarly articles.
such as scholarly articles.
Students will improve their use of vocabulary, mechanics, and rhetorical and grammatical
structures for writing for engineering.
structures for writing for engineering.
Students will practice planning and drafting abstracts, introductions, methods and
materials, discussion, and conclusion sections common to graduate level documents
materials, discussion, and conclusion sections common to graduate level documents
Students will practice developing clear problem definitions and making a research plan
for a course project they suggest
for a course project they suggest
Students will practice reviewing research in a professional capacity to position their own
work (i.e., literature reviews).
work (i.e., literature reviews).
Students will analyze graphical elements in sample papers and practice developing data
and selecting an effective method for displaying that data either in a written draft or in an
oral presentation.
and selecting an effective method for displaying that data either in a written draft or in an
oral presentation.
Students will practice citing sources correctly using a common citation format such as
IEEE.
IEEE.
Students will practice preparing sections of academic documents including abstracts for
submissions pertinent to their purposes.
submissions pertinent to their purposes.
Students will practice preparing presentations (slides, posters) and delivering a
conference presentation.
conference presentation.
Students will be able to use common tools and resources to aid in their research
communication projects.
communication projects.
Students will be able to differentiate among and select types of conference and
publication venues
publication venues
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC | LAB | LAB Inst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article analysis, developing a research position | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Abstract and introduction revisions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Methods and materials revisions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Organization, style and content of a discussion section | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Graphics choices and presentation, writing about data | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| writing conclusions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Text revisions for style and clarity: audience, purpose, significance, structure plus vocabulary and punctuation | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oral presentation planning/development and delivery | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conference presentation and publication preparation | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| No Grade Breakdown Entered. | |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Academic writing for graduate students | Swale and Feak | |
| How to write and publish a scientific paper (8th ed.). | Gastel and Day | |
| Revise prose (5th ed.) | Lanham |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
(N/A)
Embedded Literacies Info
(N/A)
Attachments
(N/A)
Additional Notes or Comments
(N/A)