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CSC135 Review

CSC135 Review. A Slide to a week review of the material covered. Week 1. Introduction to CSC135 The need for 135 Scientific writing What it is about Where do we tend to use it Where are we lacking What problems need a solution The software to be used. Week 2. Ethics

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CSC135 Review

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  1. CSC135 Review A Slide to a week review of the material covered

  2. Week 1 • Introduction to CSC135 • The need for 135 • Scientific writing • What it is about • Where do we tend to use it • Where are we lacking • What problems need a solution • The software to be used

  3. Week 2 • Ethics • Science is build on trust • Plagiarism (other, self, misrepresentation) • Authorship • Anyone that made a significant contribution to the intellectual content of the publication • Confidentiality • Conflict of interest

  4. Week 3 • User Manual • what is it, what’s it used for • Contents: procedures of achieving tasks • Tips: think like user; use active voice; focus on the reader; write clear instructions; establish standards • Rough structure (you don’t have to know it by heart but it help you later on) • System overview • Hardware/software requirements • Initial setup • Menu options • Procedures • Troubleshooting • Backing up an Restoring the system

  5. Week 4 • Algorithms • What are they and why do we show them? • What do you expect to see • Formalisms • List style: numbered steps, discuss while presenting; lots of text and explanation • Pseudocode: in blocks, each line is numbered, short and unclear text • Prosecode: number each step; include explanatory text • Literate code: introduce gradually; explain each step and introduce sub-steps and so on • Remember Notation; Environment; Performance

  6. Week 5 • Literate review (GS slides) • Purpose • Process of researching and building • Types of sources: textboooks; articales; summaries; review articles; journal articles; theses, reports, technical manuals etcetc • Steps and possible structure (title, abstract, introduction, subject-specific, conclusions, references)

  7. Week 6 • Referencing • What it is and why use it? • The two main systems • Harvard • Numeric • Compiling lists of references • Electronic references • Direct quationsand bilbioraphy • Common mistakes

  8. Week 7 • Latex • Inserting and manipulating graphics • Inserting and manipulating URLs • Creating citations and list of references • Inbuilt listing • Using Bibtex

  9. Week 8 • Writing style • Based on Zobel (chapters 2 & 3) • General guidelines • Economy, tone, motivation, analogies, referencing • Authorship, ethics, etc. • Specifics • Titles; opening paragraphs; paragraphing; repetition and parallelism; directness; emphasis; definitions; choice of words; padding; misused words; jargon; tense; foreign words; plurals; abbreviations; acronyms; sexist language

  10. Week 9 • Poster on a conference • Pro’s and Con’s • Why people like them • Facilities • Planning • Short presentation • Content & organisation • Introduction & Conclusions • Preparation, Delivery • The audience and questions

  11. Your final exam • Will be 2 and ½ hours long • It will be on paper (no PCs) • It will a number of short answer, essay type questions • Your guide to review should be the slides • More detailed account and information • Textbook • Zobel (e-book)

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