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

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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.


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 Course Duration : Jan-Feb 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Feb-2021
 Exam Date : 21-Mar-2021

Enrolled

1868

Registered

455

Certificate Eligible

360

Certified Category Count

Gold

10

Silver

120

Elite

142

Successfully completed

88

Participation

45

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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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
    Note:
    We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

CAROLINE D G 97%

ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DR PRANAV SINGH 94%

VIJAYA VAISHNAVI V 92%

M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ANUSREE PAUL 92%

GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

PARTHIBA GHOSH 91%

GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

KALLOLINI SAMY 90%

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

VIJAY SRINIVASAN 90%

SRI KRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

LEON ITTIACHEN 90%

SAHRDAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DR SONA A 90%

SAHODARAN AYYAPPAN SMARAKA SNDP YOGAM COLLEGE, KONNI

PRACHI HEMANT KULKARNI 90%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,BOMBAY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

AMRUTH DEEPAK BHAT 88%

BASAVESHWAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

SHARANYA RAMKUMAR 88%

M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SUCHET P V 88%

R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

HARSHADA S BHARADWAJ 88%

SRI RAMACHANDRA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (DU)

PARIKHSHITH S 88%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DR C KARTHIK 88%

ST.JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DR HARI SINGH DHILLON 88%

D.A.V INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (DAVIET)

BHAGYASHREE RAJU SAINDANE 88%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1868

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 455

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.