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ScientificWriting (27249)
Introduction to AcademicWriting (27218)
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Andrea Molinari
University ofTrento
University of Bolzano
University ofTurku / Abo Akademi
Lappeenranta University ofTechnology

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Objectives of the Course
To enable:
• to clearly and concisely communicate your
work in academic or professional
environments
This course is about technicalities about
academic writing
AcademicWriting is complex

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NON-Objectives of the Course
This is NOT a language course!!!!

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Information about me
• Contacts
• Trento –Via Inama, 2 - Italy
• Andrea.molinari@unitn.it
• Andrea.molinari@unibz.it
• +39-0461-282344

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Information about me
• Teacher
• Database || Advanced Internet programming
• Information systems / Information Security
• Project Management
• Advanced Operating Systems
• Web Design / Human-Computer Interaction
• Technical and Scientific Communication

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Information about me
• CTO / PM
• Okkam srl, spin-off UNITN/FBK on AI data integration
• Laboratory of Maieutics, DII, UNITN
• Consultant
• Information Systems AdvancedTopics
• Enterprise Project Management

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Research Areas
• +240 scientific papers in journals, books and conferences
• Advanced information systems
• TEL /Virtual communities / social media
• Soft computing applied to Information Systems
• +350 thesis from Bachelor, Master And Phd

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Steering / Program committee for journals
and conferences
• Charter Member of the Italian Society for E-learning
• Member of the Editorial Review Board of International Journal on E-Learning
• Member of the International Review Panel for the InternationalWorld Conference on Mobile Learning
• Member of the IASTEDTechnicalCommittee on Education
• Member of the International Program Committee of the InternationalConference on Distributed Multimedia Systems
/ Distance EducationTechnologies
• Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for the InternationalConference onTechnology for Education
• Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for the InternationalConference on Computers andAdvanced
Technology in Education
• Member of theTechnicalCommittee for ACIT-Software Engineering
• Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for the InternationalConference on Web-based Education
• Member of the International Program Committee for the International Symposium on Multimedia – Applications and
Processing
• Member of the Scientific Board of the InternationalConference “Open Culture: accessing and sharing knowledge”
• member of the AdvisoryCommittee of AARCE,African Regional Conference on Engineering Education
• member of the Program Committee of the annual Italian Association for Computer Science conference AICA and
DIDAMATICA
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Scientific Reviewer
• IEEETransaction on LearningTechnologies
• Journal of Engineering andTechnology Management
• Expert Systems, Wiley-Blackwell
• International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)er
• ICEC - InternationalConference on ElectronicCommerce
• Knowledge-Based Systems journal
• Journal of Distance EducationTechnologies (JDET)
• EdMedia – World Conference on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia &Telecommunication
• E-learn -World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate,
Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education
• World Conference on Mobile Learning (mLearn)
• IFIP PROLAMAT
• InternationalConference on Automation,Control, and
InformationTechnology Informing Science Conference
(ACIT-SE)
• World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (M-
Learn)
• African Regional Conference on Engineering Education
(ARCEE)
• Southern African Conference on Engineering Education
(SACEE)
• InternationalConference on Distributed Multimedia
Systems (DMS)
• International Symposium on Multimedia – Applications
and Processing (MMAP)
• Software Engineering andApplications (SEA)
• Internet and Multimedia Systems and Networks (IMSA)
• Web-based Education (WBE)
• Technology for Education (TE-Learn)
• Computers and AdvancedTechnology in Education (CATE)
• InternationalConference on Education andTechnology
(ICET)
• Conferenze nazionali organizzate dall’Associazione Italiana
Informatica e CalcoloAutomatico (AICA) (AICA,
Didamatica)
• Conferenze nazionali organizzate dalla Società Italiana di
e-learning
• Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society (Je-LKS)
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TimeTable

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Course Activities & Assessment
• Lectures with explanations, videos, open discussions, case
studies and anecdotes (many….)
• attendance is not mandatory, but STRONGLY suggested
• Assessment: writing of an academic paper describing
academic literature on one topic of your choice, related with
your bachelor degree
• Min.3 pages + an extensive and coherent bibliography
• Title, abstract, introduction, conclusions and references
• Use a (Systematic) Literature Review approach

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Deadlines for Assignments
• FinalVersion Deadline: exam session – 3 days
PAPER WILL BE CAREFULLY
CHECKED FOR PLAGIARISM!!!!!

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Academic
Writing

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Slides
• Other than suggested book, other materials will
be available
• slides
• Links
• Slides will privilege content respect to HCI rules
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AcademicWriting

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AcademicWriting
Writing Guidelines for Students
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/