Course on Scientific Communication

November 24-25, 2018

Venue: Telemedicine Building, 2nd Floor

November 24, 2018

Time

Session / Topic

Speaker

9:15-11:30

Session I: Writing papers I

9:15-9:30

Introduction to the course

9:30-9:50

Scientific communication: Need, types and importance

Peush Sahni

9:50-10:20

IMRAD format and introduction section

Rakesh Aggarwal

10:20-10:50

IMRAD: Material and methods

Banani Poddar

10:50-11:30

IMRAD: Results, including tables and figures

Peush Sahni

11:30-11:50

Tea

11:50-12:20

IMRAD: Discussion (including limitations)

Rakesh Aggarwal

12:20-12:50

Title, abstract, keywords, references

Amita Aggarwal

12:50-13:00

Time for audience questions

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-17:00

Session II: Scientific journals and editorial process

14:00-14:40

Editorial process and peer review

Peush Sahni

14:40-15:20

Plagiarism, fraud and misconduct

Rakesh Aggarwal

15:20-15:40

Tea

15:40-16:20

Choosing a journal and pseudojournals

Peush Sahni

16:20-17:00

Authorship and acknowledgements

Rakesh Aggarwal

17:00-17:15

Handing out home assignment

November 25, 2018

09:15-12:45

Session III: Writing papers

9:15-10:00

Lecture: Language and style

Rakesh Aggarwal

10:00-10:45

Practical session: Introduction

Peush Sahni / Rakesh Aggarwal

10:45-11:30

Practical session: Methods

11:30-11:50

Tea

11:30-12:15

Practical session: Results

12:15-12:45

Practical session: Table and figures

12:45-13:45

Lunch

13:45-17:00

Session IV: Writing papers

13:45-14:30

Practical session: Discussion

Rakesh Aggarwal

14:30-15:15

Practical session: Abstract, title and references

Rakesh Aggarwal

15:15-15:30

Tea

15:30-16:10

Lecture: CONSORT and other reporting guidelines

Rakesh Aggarwal

16:10-16:40

Lecture: Using an argument matrix to write a paper

Rakesh Aggarwal

16:40-17:00

Course and knowledge evaluation, and concluding remarks