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

Dr.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)

Rashmi Parihar

Young Scientist

Anupama Rai

Post Doctoral Fellow

Akanksha Onkar

Ph.D, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

 Course Duration : Feb-Mar 2018

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 Enrollment : 20-Nov-2017 to 05-Feb-2018

 Exam registration : 08-Jan-2018 to 07-Mar-2018

 Exam Date : 28-Apr-2018

Enrolled

1076

Registered

142

Certificate Eligible

131

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

0

Elite

105

Successfully completed

24

Participation

1

Success

Elite

Gold





Legend

>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

MADHAN. B 93%

JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

PINAKIN CHANDUBHAI DHANDHUKIA 90%

ARIBAS

AKASH AJAY 88%

Jawaharlal Nehru University


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

MINI K PAUL 87%

MES COLLEGE MARAMPALLY

ARPITA RAI 87%

FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

OINDRILLA MUKHERJEE 86%

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KATTANKULATHUR

ATULONA DATTA 86%

TECHNO INDIA UNIVERSITY WEST BENGAL

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1076

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Assignment Statistics




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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.