PhD Litreature

BABYLON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
LITERATURES
COURSE SYLLABUS-FIRST SEMISTER 2011-2012
PhD. PROGRAM



Instructor: Prof. Dr. Falah Hassan Hussein
E-mail: drfalahhassanbsc2011@gmail.com
Class times: Thursdays - 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Seminar Room, Chemistry Department.
Office Hours: Mondays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., or by prior arrangement.
References:-

1- Anson, Chris M. and Robert A. Schwegler. The Longman Handbook for Writers. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2000.

2- Hairston, Maxine and John J. Ruszkiewicz. The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

3- Hints for new PhD students on how to write papers - Prof. Shahn Majid (Maths)
G. M. Whitesides Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 1375.

4- Beall & Trimbur, A Short Guide to Reading and Writing About Chemistry, 2nd Ed, Longman, 2001.
EVALUATION:
Grades will be given for this course. Your grade will be determined solely by the writing assignments of the course.

For 2 hours of lecture, final oral discussion will count for 25% of your final grade; the preparation of scientific paper will count for 25% and homework will count for 50% of the final grade.