This document provides an introduction to a course on academic writing. It outlines the objectives to clearly and concisely communicate work in academic environments. The instructor, Andrea Molinari, is introduced, along with their background and areas of research. Students will be assessed through writing a 3+ page academic paper on a topic of their choice, using literature review methodology. The deadline for the final paper version is 3 days before the exam session.

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

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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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9. 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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10. TimeTable

11. 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

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

13. Academic
Writing

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

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