FCH 797: Bioplastic Metabolism
– Overview of the class, syllabus
– Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/nomura/fch797/
– Time Management
Requirements
• Students will be required to come up with a schedule/list of goals for
the semester (Gantt Chart)
• Papers/Powerpoint presentations
• 30 minutes presentation
• Background literature (references)
• Techniques
• Non-presenting students required to write 3 questions prior to class
on the papers
Reading Papers: Multiple purposes
• Get information
– Methods for your own research
– Information to help you form your research
hypothesis
– Support your findings
– Background
– Discussion
• Critique
ACS Style Guide: Topic for Peer Review
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Ch. 6, p.74 “Suggested Topics for a Peer Review”
Are the methods (experimental section) adequately described and referenced?
Are there any unsupported conclusions?
Is there anything that is confusing or ambiguous?
Do figures and tables appropriately illustrate the data?
Is the introduction clear and informative?
Is either the introduction or discussion longer than necessary, and do they make
sense in relation to the subject and data?
Although the discussion is the appropriate place for speculation, is it excessive?
Are the appropriate references cited? Are the references accurate?
Is English usage and grammar adequate? Some reviewers may be inclined to edit
or annotate the manuscript. However, reviews are more valuable to editors if
reviewers mention that there are problems with English and concentrate on
evaluating the data and its interpretation.
Is the length of the manuscript unwarranted? Suggestions on how a manuscript can
be shortened are appreciated by the editors.
Is the use of color warranted?
Figures
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Ch 15: Figures, ACS Style guide
Preparing figures
Line art - 1200 ppi
Grayscale art-600 ppi
Halftones-330 ppi
For print files EPS (encapsulated PostScript) or TIFF
(Tagged Image Format Files)
Figures in Excel
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Do not use color to differentiate areas of the figure
Use only black and gray tones.
Make sure weight of lines is at least 0.5 pt.
Be sure that type and symbols will scale down
accordingly.
• It is better for tick marks to extend into the figure rather
than outside
Figures in Excel
27 picas
(6X9 in book)
20 picas
(single column journal)
Approx. reduction
38%
50%
Type size in Excel
14 pt
14 pt
Type size after
reduction
5 pt
7 pt
Line width in Excel
1.5 pt
1 pt
Line width after
reduction
0.5 pt
0.5 pt
Figures in Excel
27 picas
(6X9 in book)
20 picas
(single column journal)
Approx. reduction
38%
50%
Type size in Excel
14 pt
14 pt
Type size after
reduction
5 pt
7 pt
Line width in Excel
1.5 pt
1 pt
Line width after
reduction
0.5 pt
0.5 pt
Figures for papers
Column Width
Journals,
2-column
format
Picas
Inches
cm
Single
column
20
3 1/4
8 1/4
Double
column
42
7
17 1/2
Tables: Ch 16 ACS Style Guide
• Capitalize the word “Table” when it is followed by the
table number.
• Number tables sequentially with arabic or roman
numerals, depending on the publication’s style, in order
of discussion in the text. Table 2 or Table II
• Like figures, discuss tables sequentially (Table 1 before
Table 2, etc.)
Tables
• Two kinds of tables: informal and formal
• Informal table is 3 to 5 lines and no more than four
columns wide. Cannot exceed the width of a text
column.
• Formal table: at least three interrelated columns and
three rows.
• If you have only 2 columns, try writing as a narrative.
Tables
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Table width will depend on widths of columns.
Up to 6 columns will fit in a single journal column.
13 columns in a double-column spread.
Tables that exceed double-column spread will be done in
landscape.
Time Management
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Important for you to do what you want!
Set milestones for the project.
Make a schedule and keep to it!
Gantt Charts/Calendars.
Gantt Charts (from wiki)
• Bar charts that illustrate a project schedule.
• Illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal
elements of a project.
• Terminal elements and summary elements
comprise the work breakdown structure of the
project.
• Can show dependency relationships between
certain activities.
• Watch the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_wGSFavT
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