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MTH1007 Professional Skills and Group Study

May 04, 2024, 6 min read

Professional Skills and Group Study

Module Co-ordinator: MMura@lincoln.ac.uk (Manuel Mura) General skills for post graduation

IEEE-Referencing-Guide.pdf

Course Components

  1. Individual Portfolio (50%): LO2, LO3
    • Latex Coursework (20%)
    • Python Test (15%)
    • Ethical Coursework (15%)
  2. Group Portfolio (50%): LO1, LO4
    • Peer group assessment – scored individually and submitted on Blackboard (10%)
    • Group presentation – scored individually and submitted on Blackboard (10%)
    • Final project report – individual chapter scored individually, while the introduction, conclusion, and evidence of teamwork (e.g., minutes of meetings) are scored as a group. This is also submitted using Turnitin (30%)

Outline Syllabus

  • Reference management, library searches, Internet databases and archives, using search tools, creating and managing databases, using other on-line facilities
  • Presentation skills: Technical writing, preparing presentations, preparing posters, use of graphics and presentation packages.
  • Excel: use of the spreadsheet tables: Calculations, average, standard deviation, graphs.
  • Latex package: Formatting the text. Import of pictures, equations, references.
  • Legal and business aspects: Ethics, copyright, patents, Data Protection Act, the business environment.
  • Introduction to Python Language: I/O statements, variables, commands.
  • Group Work
    • Literature review in a team.
    • Project Management: Interpersonal skills, team management including formal meetings, road mapping and objectives planning.
    • Weekly meeting with supervisor

Learning Outcomes

  • LO1 Deliver a simple team product in science related to your programme of study while working as a team member towards common aims and objectives, meeting the group’s self-imposed deadlines.
  • LO2 Use appropriate software in areas such as preparation of documents, information searchers, numerical calculations and the manipulation and presentation of scientific data.
  • LO3 Identify main legal and ethical issues in scientific practice.
  • LO4 Communicate scientific information related to your programme of study effectively by means of a written document and presentation.

Flashcards

Automatically generated into Anki TARGET DECK University::MTH1007 Professional Skills and Group Study

  • STARTI [Basic] What is the MTH1007 module? Back: Professional Skills and Group Study. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you start a document in LaTeX? Back: \documentclass[options]{class}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you begin the main body of content? Back: \begin{document}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end the main body of content? Back: \end{document}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you make text bold? Back: \textbf{text}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you make text italic? Back: \textit{text}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you underline text? Back: \underline{text}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a new line without a new paragraph? Back: \ or \newline. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a new paragraph? Back: Leave a blank line or use \par. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a section? Back: \section{name}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a subsection? Back: \subsection{name}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert an image? Back: \includegraphics[options]{filename}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you begin a numbered list? Back: \begin{enumerate}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end a numbered list? Back: \end{enumerate}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you begin an itemized list? Back: \begin{itemize}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end an itemized list? Back: \end{itemize}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create an item in a list? Back: \item. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a footnote? Back: \footnote{text}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you start a formula centered on a new line? Back: [ formula ] or \begin{equation}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end a formula centered on a new line when using the equation environment? Back: \end{equation}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you write a fraction? Back: \frac{numerator}{denominator}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a superscript (like in powers)? Back: ^. For example, x^2. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a subscript? Back: _. For example, x_i. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you start an align environment for equations? Back: \begin{align}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end an align environment for equations? Back: \end{align}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a matrix? Back: \begin{matrix} … \end{matrix}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you denote a row ending in a matrix? Back: \. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a square root? Back: \sqrt{content}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create an nth root? Back: \sqrt[n]{content}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a Greek letter, like alpha? Back: \alpha. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a special symbol, like the infinity symbol? Back: \infty. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert the degree symbol? Back: ^\circ. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you write text inside a math environment? Back: \text{text}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a horizontal line? Back: \hline. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you start a table environment? Back: \begin{table}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you end a table environment? Back: \end{table}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you define table columns with centered content? Back: \begin{tabular}{c|c|c}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a new row in a table? Back: \. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you insert a vertical line between table columns? Back: |. For example, in \begin{tabular}{c|c}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you use a package in LaTeX? Back: \usepackage[options]{package_name}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you define a new command? Back: \newcommand{\commandname}[num]{definition}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a labeled equation for referencing? Back: \begin{equation} … \label{eq:labelname} \end{equation}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you reference a labeled equation? Back: \ref{eq:labelname}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create an integral symbol? Back: \int. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you denote integral limits? Back: \int_{lower}^{upper}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a summation symbol? Back: \sum. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you denote summation limits? Back: \sum_{lower}^{upper}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you input the differential symbol in integrals and derivatives? Back: \mathrm{d}. For example, \int x \mathrm{d}x. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a vector arrow above a letter? Back: \vec{letter}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a tilde (~) over a character? Back: \tilde{character}. ENDI
  • STARTI [Basic] Question: How do you create a hat (^) over a character? Back: \hat{character}. ENDI

Weeks Content

Week 1

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Week 2

Word-tasks.pdf Excel-tasks(1).pdf PS_Plagiarism(1).pdf

Week 3

Week3-Latex.pdf Latex Files (MTH1007 Week 3 and 4)

Week 4

Latex Files (MTH1007 Week 3 and 4)

Latex-instructions(1).pdf Professional Skills and Group Study Coursework 1 assessment.pdf

Week 5

01_basic_training.ipynb 01-Exercises.ipynb 02_Logic_and_Loops.ipynb 02-Exercises.ipynb 03-Loopy loops.ipynb 03-Exercises.ipynb Image-task.png SU.jpg UoL-logo.jpg architecture.jpg DALL-E Flowers.png question4task.jpg

Week 6

Poster Presentation.pptx Ethics-Week6.pdf

04-Projectile Motion.ipynb 04-Exercises.ipynb (complete this little game!) grid_functions.py landscape.gif splash.gif turtle2.gif crashed_turtle.gif Fairytale-Fantasy-Castle-Landscape.gif background_1.png flying_turtle.png

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