Description

This course is focused on providing students with elements to: 

• Review and evaluate the form and (in very general terms) the consistency of a scientific article in engineering (especially, those based on applied research and related to data analytics).

• Make a state of the art making use of bibliographic references, and following a proper conceptual and chronological order. 

• Draft the first version of a scientific results-type paper related to engineering (especially, with data analytics) holding an adequate structure, and making use of computer tools for information search, bibliography management and text editing, and following the recommendations of writing and presentation of scientific production.

Recommended readings 

 [1] Peter LaPlaca, Adam Lindgreen, Joëlle Vanhamme, How to write really good articles for premier academic journals, Industrial Marketing Management, Volume 68, 2018, Pages 202-209, ISSN 0019-8501, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.11.014

[2] Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Christy M.K. Cheung, Kieran Conboy, Yanqing Duan, Rameshwar Dubey, Marijn Janssen, Paul Jones, Marianna Sigala, Giampaolo Viglia, Editorial: How to develop a quality research article and avoid a journal desk rejection, International Journal of Information Management, Volume 62, 2022, 102426, ISSN 0268-4012, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102426 

[3] Sarah Cuschieri, Josanne Vassallo, Write a Scientific Paper (WASP): Which journal to target and why?, Early Human Development, Volume 129, 2019, Pages 90-92, ISSN 0378-3782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.12.006 

[4] Sarah Cuschieri, Victor Grech, Charles Savona-Ventura, WASP (Write a Scientific Paper): Structuring a scientific paper, Early Human Development, Volume 128, 2019, Pages 114-117, ISSN 0378-3782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.09.011. 

[5] Sung Deuk Kim,Matusz Petru,Jerzy Gielecki,Marios Loukas, Causes of Manuscript Rejection and How to Handle a Rejected Manuscript, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118907283.ch45. 

[6] Hartley, J.; Cabanac, G. Thirteen Ways to Write an Abstract. Publications 2017, 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications5020011  

[7] Victor Grech, WASP (Write a Scientific Paper): Preparing an abstract, Early Human Development, Volume 125, 2018, Pages 51-52, ISSN 0378-3782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.06.005. 

[8] Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Christy M.K. Cheung, Kieran Conboy, Yanqing Duan, Rameshwar Dubey, Marijn Janssen, Paul Jones, Marianna Sigala, Giampaolo Viglia, Editorial: How to develop a quality research article and avoid a journal desk rejection, International Journal of Information Management, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268401221001195 

[9] Jochen W.L. Cals, Daniel Kotz. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part VI: discussion. Open AccessDOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.04.017 

[10] F. Ecarnot, M.-F. Seronde, R. Chopard, F. Schiele, N. Meneveau, Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners, European Geriatric Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 573-579, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2015.08.005.