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ENGR6002J(VG502) – Technical Discourse

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Credits: 1 credit

Pre-requisites: VG501

Description:

This course will take graduate students through the process of writing a scientific research article, from planning and drafting to revision and submission. The major sections (abstract, introduction, methodology, results, and discussion) will be covered in depth. Students will learn to create technical diagrams appropriate for the variables they wish to represent, and to integrate those diagrams into their results and analysis. The final product of the semester will be an article manuscript of publishable quality written by each student. If a student is currently involved in a research project with data gathered firsthand, then the article will be an empirical study. If a student does not have firsthand data, then the article will be a theoretical paper or literature review. Either way, the end goal of this course is for every student to produce an article manuscript ready to submit to an academic journal of their field.

Course Topics:

Structures and Features of Technical Language
Identifying the Problemand Defining the Purpose
Writing the Methods and Procedures Section
Writing the Findings and Creating Diagrams
Writing the Analysis and Mathematical Language
Writing the Introductionand Conclusion Sections
Writing the Abstract andRevising the Manuscript
Formatting a Manuscriptand Submitting to Journals