Description and contextualization of the subject

This course is designed for students of the Master on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+). The course is part of the third semester of the master's degree and consists of 1.5 ECTS credits. During the first semester of the master's degree, students take courses at Warsaw University of Technology, including the course "English and scientific paper writing" (TU6) in which they are taught i) aspects of grammar and structures at an advanced level, ii) fluency in communicating in English, iii) the structures and rules of scientific texts, and iv) making technical presentations in English. TU18 is also related to the subject “Soft skills and professional development” (TU19), which is taught in the third semester, and in which students are taught relevant aspects of communication and aspects of project management.

In this context, the course focuses on i) introducing different strategies to approach the search for and effective management of information, ii) presenting the different sources of funding of the European Union, as well as the structure of the proposals, and iii) showing the fundamental concepts of intellectual property, focusing on Patents and Utility Models.

Learning outcomes of the subject

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to:

- Identify the characteristics and relevance of each source of information.

- Categorize information based on quality evidence.

- Use different ICT to access information.

- Handle large volumes of information and gather accurate information on a topic or problem.

- Identify the main sources of European funding and the information to submit for each type of call.

- Identify research results as intellectual property.

- Discern between the different types of intellectual property rights.

Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation

The final grade for the course is divided into three sections:

• Final presentation 40%.

• Group work 40%.

• Questions to develop 20%.



A) CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

For those students who attend classes regularly (i.e. more than 75%) and participate in the activities.

Conditions/restrictions: to obtain 5 points out of 10 in all parts sections mentioned above.

B) NON-CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

For those students who do not attend classes regularly (i.e. less than 75%) or for those who attend regularly but are not interested in continuous evaluation.

The evaluation will be carried out through a Final Evaluation procedure by means of a written exam.

*Final Remarks:

1) The -Final Written Examination- will also be available for those students who attend classes regularly but do not achieve a minimum grade through continuous evaluation.

2) If a student does not pass or does not participate in the Continuous Evaluation process and does not sit for the Final Written Exam (through Continuous Evaluation or Non-Continuous Evaluation) he/she will get a grade of NOT PRESENTED.

No exceptions in terms of attendance and assignments handed in on time will be contemplated for students participating in the Continuous Assessment process.

Extraordinary call: orientations and renunciation

Those students who do not pass the ordinary exam will be evaluated by means of a written exam.

Conditions / restrictions for passing: 5 points out of 10.

Temary

1. Information search and management

- Objectives of the information search

- Where to search

- Tools for searching and managing information

2. European funding and structure of proposals

-Description and objectives of the main research calls

- Structure and content of proposal section

- Tools to improve the message to be transmitted

3. Intellectual property

- Intellectual and industrial property.

- Why patenting?

- How to interpret a patent document.

- Typical situations before the patenting project.

Bibliography

Compulsory materials

The necessary material (folder/dossier) will be handed out on the first day of class including the theoretical material



- Notebook



- Exercise book







All material will be available through the E-gela platform.

Basic bibliography

1] Barrass R. Scientist must write. 2a ed. Londres: editorial Taylor and Francis Group; 2005

[2]. Laplante P. A. Technical Writing: A practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists. Boca Raton. Editorial CRC Press; 2012

[3] Álvarez Marañon G. El arte de presentar. 10 a ed. Barcelona: editorial Gestión 2000; 2018.

[4] Svetla Baykouchev. Managing Scientific Information and Research Data. Chandos Publishing; 2015.

In-depth bibliography

1] Gastel B. y. Day R. A. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. 8 a ed. Cambridge: editorial Cambridge University Press; 2017



[2] Berger R.E. A. A Scientific Approach to Writing for Engineers and Scientists.1a ed. New Jersey: Editorial John Wiley and Sons; 2014



[3] Donovan J. Método TED para hablar en público. 1a ed. España: editorial Ariel; 2014.



[4] E. & N. GLENDINNING. Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Student's book. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-457392-4.



[5] J. K. NEUFELD. A Handbook for Technical Communication. New Jersey: Prentice Hall International. ISBN-10: 0-133822923.



[6] Jose Luis Ortega. Academic Search Engines. Chandos Publishing; 2014.

Journals

- www.doaj.org (open access journals)



- Any English-written Journal related to Industrial Engineering.



- http://www.wordreference.com/es/