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FCH 797: Bioplastic Metabolism

FCH 797: Bioplastic Metabolism. Overview of the class, syllabus Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/nomura/fch797/ Time Management. Requirements. Students will be required to come up with a schedule/list of goals for the semester (Gantt Chart) Papers/Powerpoint presentations

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FCH 797: Bioplastic Metabolism

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  1. FCH 797: Bioplastic Metabolism • Overview of the class, syllabus • Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/nomura/fch797/ • Time Management

  2. Requirements • Students will be required to come up with a schedule/list of goals for the semester (Gantt Chart) • Papers/Powerpoint presentations • 30 minutes presentation • Background literature (references) • Techniques • Non-presenting students required to write 3 questions prior to class on the papers

  3. Reading Papers: Multiple purposes • Get information • Methods for your own research • Information to help you form your research hypothesis • Support your findings • Background • Discussion • Critique

  4. ACS Style Guide: Topic for Peer Review • Ch. 6, p.74 “Suggested Topics for a Peer Review” • Are the methods (experimental section) adequately described and referenced? • Are there any unsupported conclusions? • Is there anything that is confusing or ambiguous? • Do figures and tables appropriately illustrate the data? • Is the introduction clear and informative? • Is either the introduction or discussion longer than necessary, and do they make sense in relation to the subject and data? • Although the discussion is the appropriate place for speculation, is it excessive? • Are the appropriate references cited? Are the references accurate? • Is English usage and grammar adequate? Some reviewers may be inclined to edit or annotate the manuscript. However, reviews are more valuable to editors if reviewers mention that there are problems with English and concentrate on evaluating the data and its interpretation. • Is the length of the manuscript unwarranted? Suggestions on how a manuscript can be shortened are appreciated by the editors. • Is the use of color warranted?

  5. Figures • Ch 15: Figures, ACS Style guide • Preparing figures • Line art - 1200 ppi • Grayscale art-600 ppi • Halftones-330 ppi • For print files EPS (encapsulated PostScript) or TIFF (Tagged Image Format Files)

  6. Figures in Excel • Do not use color to differentiate areas of the figure • Use only black and gray tones. • Make sure weight of lines is at least 0.5 pt. • Be sure that type and symbols will scale down accordingly. • It is better for tick marks to extend into the figure rather than outside

  7. Figures in Excel 27 picas (6X9 in book) 20 picas (single column journal)

  8. Figures in Excel 27 picas (6X9 in book) 20 picas (single column journal)

  9. Figures for papers Column Width

  10. Tables: Ch 16 ACS Style Guide • Capitalize the word “Table” when it is followed by the table number. • Number tables sequentially with arabic or roman numerals, depending on the publication’s style, in order of discussion in the text. Table 2 or Table II • Like figures, discuss tables sequentially (Table 1 before Table 2, etc.)

  11. Tables • Two kinds of tables: informal and formal • Informal table is 3 to 5 lines and no more than four columns wide. Cannot exceed the width of a text column. • Formal table: at least three interrelated columns and three rows. • If you have only 2 columns, try writing as a narrative.

  12. Tables • Table width will depend on widths of columns. • Up to 6 columns will fit in a single journal column. • 13 columns in a double-column spread. • Tables that exceed double-column spread will be done in landscape.

  13. Time Management • Important for you to do what you want! • Set milestones for the project. • Make a schedule and keep to it! • Gantt Charts/Calendars.

  14. Gantt Charts (from wiki) • Bar charts that illustrate a project schedule. • Illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements of a project. • Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. • Can show dependency relationships between certain activities. • Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_wGSFavTc

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