1. engl 3311 syllabus spring 2015
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ENG$3311:$PRACTICES)IN)WRITING)AND)RHETORIC!!Topic:'Scientific'&'Medical'Communication'
SPRING'2015'Section'252'#31178'MW'12:30'pm'–'1:50'pm'FH'G14'
!CONTACT!INFORMATION'Professor:!Dr.!Mogull!
Email:!mogull@txstate.edu!
Office'Phone:!(512)!245@3718!Office'&'Office'Hours:!FH!131!W!2:00!–!5:00!pm!or!by!appointment!
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COURSE!DESCRIPTION!&!OBJECTIVES!
ENG!3311!is!a!special!topics!course,!which!means!that!each!section!will!have!a!more!specific!focus!or!
emphasis!(but!each!will!count!towards!the!ENG!3311!requirement).!The!topic!that!we!are!covering!in!this!
section!is!scientific!and!medical!communication.!!
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In!this!course,!you!will!learn!to!write!scientific!and!medical!journal!articles!and!conference!presentations.!
This!course!is!designed!for!majors!from!all!fields!and!does!not!require!any!specialized!scientific!or!medical!
knowledge.!(However,!you!should!have!some!interest!in!learning!about!scientific!or!medical!topics!so!that!
you!can!write!them.)!
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The!Department!of!English!has!adopted!student@learning!outcomes!for!general!education!courses!in!
writing!and!literature!and!for!all!degree!programs.!You!will!find!these!outcomes!described!in!detail!at:!
http://www.english.txstate.edu/about/learning.html.!
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REQUIRED!TEXTBOOKS!AND!MATERIALS!!
Textbooks'(Required):!!• Writing!Scientific!Research!Articles:!Strategy!and!Steps!(2nd!ed.)!by!Cargill!&!O'Connor.!Wiley@
Blackwell!ISBN:!978@1@1185@7070@8.!!
• Publication!Manual!of!the!American!Psychological!Association!(6th!ed.)!by!APA!• One!additional!article!is!available!through!TRACS.!
'TRACS'(available!at!https://tracs.txstate.edu/portal):!
! Homepage!–'Class!schedule!! Assignments!–Assignment!descriptions,!place!to!submit!assignment,!and!where!to!receive!
instructor!feedback!on!your!graded!assignments!
! Attendance!–!Record!of!attendance!from!the!daily!sign@in!sheet!
! Email!–!Send!messages!to!professor!or!other!students!
! Gradebook2!–'Official!record!of!points!on!assignments!and!current!course!grade!
! Notes'&'Handouts!–'PDF!of!syllabus,!handouts,!and!notes!distributed!in!class!!ASSIGNMENTS!
Assignments!are!organized!into!four!units!and!are!worth!the!following:!
Unit'1:'Foundations'of'Scientific'and'Medical'Communication'Literature!search!using!scientific!databases!to!find!scientific/medical!journal!articles! 10%!
Unit'2:'Communicating'Research'in'Primary'Journals'Writing/editing!Introduction!section!of!a!scientific/medical!journal!article!in!scientific!style! 15%!
Writing/editing!Results!&!Discussion!sections!of!a!scientific/medical!article,!which!will!include!
presenting!data!in!text!and!visually!(e.g.,!in!tables,!graphs)!
15%!
Writing/editing!Methods!section!of!a!scientific/medical!article!in!scientific!style! 10%!
Editing!and!formatting!a!scientific/medical!article!manuscript!for!submission!to!a!journal! 10%!
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ENG'3311.262:'SCIENTIFIC'AND'MEDCIAL'COM' 2!!
Unit'3:'Communicating'Research'at'Conferences'Revising!a!scientific!paper!into!a!scientific!poster!&!brief!3@5!min.!presentations! 15%!
Unit'4:'Sharing'Research'Results'with'the'Public'and'News'Media''Press!(News)!Release! 5%!
Knowledge'&'Comprehension'Exams!(2!exams!at!10%!each)! 20%!
'Exam!Description!and!Policies!
The!exams!are!designed!to!ensure!that!you!understand!and!can!apply!the!information!covered!in!this!
course.!In!particular,!the!exams!will!cover!content!that!we!discuss!in!class,!in@class!analysis!and!exercises,!
and!assigned!readings.!To!do!well!on!the!exams,!in!particular,!you!should!attend!class!and!keep!up!with!
the!material.!Exams!will!be!cumulative.!
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You!may!use!your!own!handwritten!notes!during!the!exams.!To!do!well!on!the!exams,!you!should!take!
notes!on!the!reading!assignments!before!class!and!then!take!notes!during!our!class!discussions.!There!is!
no!limit!to!the!amount!of!your!own!personal,!handwritten!notes!that!you!may!use!on!the!exams—so!if!
you!take!notes!on!all!the!content!we!cover!you!should!do!very!well!on!the!quizzes.!!
!You!may!“make'up”!only!one!missed!exam.!If!you!miss!an!exam,!you!must!notify!the!professor!by!email!
that!you!intend!to!take!the'“make'up”'exam,'which'will'be'given'on'the'last'day'of'class'(May'4).!You!must!notify'the'professor'by'email'on'or'before'Apr'29!in!order!to!take!a!“make!up”!exam.!
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The!“make!up”!exam!will!substitute!for!one!missed!exam.!There!are!no!other!accommodations!for!missed!
exams.!Any!other!missed!exam,!or!missed!“make!up”!will!result!in!a!0.!
!Assignment!Submission!&!Late!Work!Policies!
Assignments!must!be!submitted!through!TRACS!>!Assignments!(unless!otherwise!specified).!!!
Assignments!must'be'submitted'in'the'document'format'specified!(which!will!be!Microsoft!Word,!
PowerPoint,!or!PDF).!Assignments!in!the!wrong!format!will!lose!points.!Assignments!that!are!not!
submitted!through!TRACS!>!Assignments!are!not!considered!submitted.!!
'You!must'submit'assignments'by'the'time'indicated'in'TRACS.!(Typically!assignments!are!due!before!
class.)!Any!assignment!marked!as!“Late”!in!TRACS!assignments!is!considered!late.!Written'assignments'are'penalized'with'a'10%'point'deduction'for'each'day'late.!Do!not!wait!until!the!last!minute!(i.e.!
immediately!before!class)!to!submit!your!assignment.!If!you!encounter!any!delays!then!your!assignment!
might!be!marked!“late”!by!TRACS.!
'There!are'no'“makedups”'for'indclass'presentations.!!!
GRADING!POLICY!
Final!course!grades!are!assigned!based!on!the!total!points!you!accumulate!this!semester!(the!maximum!
number!of!points!is!100).!Grades!are!as!follows:!A!=!90–100!points,!B!=!80–89,!C!=!70–79,!D!=!60–69,!or!F!
if!fewer!than!60!points.!!
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See!http://www.registrar.txstate.edu!for!university!policies!on!other!course!grades.!If!you!intend!to!drop!
the!course,!please!note!that!you!must!officially!drop!the!course!through!the!Registrar’s!office!or!you!may!
receive!a!failing!grade!in!the!course.!Please!also!inform!me!of!your!intention!to!drop!the!course!so!that!I!
can!make!changes!to!your!team!project,!as!appropriate.!
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ENG'3311.262:'SCIENTIFIC'AND'MEDCIAL'COM' 3!!
ATTENDANCE!POLICY!
Class!attendance!is!essential!to!both!learning!and!student!performance.!The!University!strongly!
encourages!student!attendance.!Class!attendance!is!required.!Physical!attendance!does!not!impact!grades!
per!se,!but!affects!your!learning!and!ability!to!complete!assignments.!
'Attendance'is'recorded'by'the'signdin'sheet,'which'you'must'sign'before'class'begins.!Be!sure!to!sign!in!before!class!each!day!or!you!will!be!marked!as!absent.!If!you!arrive!late,!you!must!sign!in!at!the!end!of!the!
class!session!and!you!be!marked!as!late.)!Your!attendance!history!will!be!available!to!you!through!TRACS!>!
Attendance!
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If'absent:!You!should!(1)!complete!the!entire!reading!assignment,!(2)!ask!one!or!more!classmate(s)!for!a!
review!of!the!course!materials!and!copies!of!their!notes,!and!(3)!review/attempt!to!complete!any!
additional!activities!or!exercises!made!available!though!TRACS.!!
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Please!do!not!ask!for!a!summary!of!“what!you!missed”!until!you!have!checked!these!other!sources.!I!am!
available!during!office!hours!to!answer!specific!questions!about!the!material!after!you!have!read!the!
assignments!and!attempted!to!complete!the!in@class!practice!assignments.!Then,!you!should!schedule!an!
appointment!and!come!prepared!to!my!office!to!effectively!review!the!material.!
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Note:!Since!assignments!are!due!through!TRACS,!being!absent!does!not!change!the!assignment!late!
policy.!
!ACADEMIC!HONESTY!
Students!must!demonstrate!high!standards!of!integrity.!You!must!do!your!own!work!on!all!assignments!
submitted!to!meet!course!requirements,!including!not!collaborating!with!other!students!on!assignments!
unless!specifically!allowed!on!the!assignment.!Students!must!follow!the!honor!code!and!academic!
honesty!policies!as!stated!in!the!Texas!State!Official!Student!Handbook.!
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All'assignments'submitted'through'TRACS'will'be'analyzed'by'Turnditdin'for'originality.'If'you'submit'an'assignment'that'is'plagiarized'(in'part'or'in'full),'you'will'receive'an'F'as'your'final'grade'in'the'course.''POLICY!FOR!STUDENTS!WITH!SPECIAL!NEEDS!
Students!who!need!special!accommodations!to!succeed!in!this!course!must!inform!the!professor!and!the!
Office!of!Disability!Services!in!the!first!two!weeks!of!the!semester.!
ENG 3311: SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL COMMUNICATION (SPRING2015)
SPRING 2015 CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE LECTURE/CLASS SESSION READING DUEJan 21 Course Introduction
UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF SMCJan 26 Introduction to SMC and Role of Professional Communicators
in Science and MedicineJan 28 Genres of SMC & Connecting Communication to the
Scientific MethodAPA p. 920
Feb 02 Audiences and Discourse Communities WSRA p. 310Feb 04 Searching the Scientific and Medical Literature: Database
Strategies and ManagementAPA p. 37 (section 2.11 only)
Feb 09 Proper Citation Practices APA p. 169192UNIT 2: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH IN PRIMARYJOURNALS
Feb 11 DUE: Literature Search AssignmentPlanning and Preparing Articles of Original Research(IMRAD)
APA p. 2123 (top) & WSRA p. 1116
Feb 16 Introduction Section: The CARS Model APA p. 2728 & WSRA p. 4357Feb 18 Introduction Section: Scientific Writing Style APA p. 6186 & 87111Feb 23 DUE: Introduction Section
Results Section: Two Major Organizations; Content and StyleAPA p. 3235 & WSRA p. 2324 & 3236
Feb 25 Results Section: Presenting Data in Tables APA p. 125141 & WSRA p. 25 & p. 2931Mar 02 Results Section: Presenting Data in Graphs APA p. 151165 & WSRA p. 2629Mar 04 Results Section: Summarizing Data in Statistics APA p. 111124Mar 09 Results Section: Showing Evidence in Photographs and
Representations in DiagramsAPA p. 165167
Mar 11 Exam 1Mar 16 Spring BreakMar 18 Spring BreakMar 23 Discussion and Conclusions Sections: Content and Style APA p. 3537 & WSRA p. 5964Mar 25 DUE: Results & Discussion Sections
Methods Sections: Content and StyleAPA p. 2932 & WSRA p 3742
Mar 30 Preview Sections: Titles and Abstracts APA p. 2327 & WSRA p. 6571Apr 01 DUE: Methods Sections
Preparing a Manuscript for Submission and Submitting forPeer Review
APA p. 225243 & p. 4153 & WSRA p. 91103
UNIT 3: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH ATCONFERENCES
Apr 06 DUE: Article ManuscriptConference Overview and Writing Abstracts
Apr 08 Designing Scientific Posters "Billboard Science" from NatureApr 13 Workshop: Creating PostersApr 15 Workshop: Creating Posters
Apr 20 DUE: Poster & Poster PresentationsApr 22 Exam 2
UNIT 4: SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS WITH THEPUBLIC AND NEWS MEDIA
Apr 27 Public Communication Strategy and EthicsApr 29 Writing Press ReleasesMay 04 DUE: Press Releases
Makeup Exam (Notify professor by Apr 29 if you intend totake the exam)
NOTE: This schedule is tentative and may be modified during the semester. Students will be notified of any changes through the schedule posted inTRACS, in class, and/or by email.
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