Howard ZR, Donalson LM, Kim WK, Li X, Zabala Díaz I, Landers KL, Maciorowski KG, Ricke SC. Development of Research Paper Writing Skills of Poultry Science Undergraduate Students Studying Food Microbiology.
Poult Sci 2006;
85:352-8. [PMID:
16523638 DOI:
10.1093/ps/85.2.352]
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Abstract
Because food and poultry industries are demanding an improvement in written communication skills among graduates, research paper writing should be an integral part of a senior undergraduate class. However, scientific writing assignments are often treated as secondary to developing the technical skills of the students. Scientific research paper writing has been emphasized in an undergraduate course on advanced food microbiology taught in the Poultry Science Department at Texas A& M University (College Station, TX). Students' opinions suggest that research paper writing as part of a senior course in Poultry Science provides students with scientific communication skills and useful training for their career, but more emphasis on reading and understanding scientific literature may be required.
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