Course Name: Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication

Course abstract

The objective of this course is to introduce under-graduate and post-graduate students to the different aspects of professional science communication including written communication, oral communication, reading and ethics in communication.


Course Instructor

Media Object

Prof. S. Ganesh

Prof. S. Ganesh teaches biology, genetics and genomics at IIT Kanpur. His research interests include human molecular genetics and neuroscience. He works on genetic forms of neurodegenerative disorders in humans to understand their genetics and disease mechanisms, and to develop therapeutics. He has been serving on the editorial boards of journals, and offers courses on professional and scientific communication at IIT Kanpur.


Teaching Assistant(s)

Akanksha Onkar

P.hD

 Course Duration : Jan-Feb 2020

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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020

 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 21-Feb-2020

 Exam Date : 29-Mar-2020

Enrolled

1739

Registered

59

Certificate Eligible

45

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

18

Elite

22

Successfully completed

5

Participation

1

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication - Toppers list

ADYA UPMANYU 83%

Banasthali Vidyapith

KOTHAPALLI RAMESHCHANDRA 82%

VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ANISHA S 82%

St. Albert's College

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1739

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 415

Assignment Statistics




Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.