94289 - IT Skills

Academic Year 2021/2022

Learning outcomes

At the end of the activity the student will be aware of the most important IT tools useful to manage, elaborate, present and communicate scientific data. Communication capability will be further improved gaining basic knowledge of the national language (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Catalan). The acquired IT skills will find exploitation in training for preparation of research projects and in retrieval of scientific information.

Course contents

Introduction to the most common literature databanks and strategies for the search of papers. Use and potential of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. Use and potential of the Protein Data bank. Introduction to the key step for the writing of a scientific paper. Introduction to international research proposal call.

Readings/Bibliography

Recommended reading will be suggested by the lectures.

Teaching methods

Lectures in the classroom

Assessment methods

Oral questions during the lectures

Teaching tools

PowerPoint presentations

Office hours

See the website of Giuseppe Falini

See the website of Teresa Quarta

See the website of Riccardo Ocello