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Overview
This data analysis and information management
assignment carries an important component of professional analytical chemistry
with it. Your company will submit at written report to Upper Management
that relates to the professional significance of the Eastern Analytical
Symposium (aka EAS). The report includes three parts: 1) a schedule
of two day's worth of activities at EAS, 2) a travel budget, and 3) an annotated
bibliography of at least 5 sources from the primary literature related to
a specific scientist or presentation topic at the conference your company
members will attend. Just what is the EAS?
Eastern Analytical Symposium
The
Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition is held each year.Since the first conference in 1959,
it has
been the mission of EAS to provide professional scientists and students
continuing education in the analytical and allied sciences. This is done
through the presentation of symposia of technical papers, short courses,
workshops, and seminars as well as an exposition of equipment, supplies,
and services.
Assignment
EAS is one of the primier international
scientific meetings for anyone associated with analytical chemistry.
Consequently, as students in this course, you should have some exposure to
this wonderful and mind-stimulating event.
Two Day Schedule
You need to plan two day's worth of
activities for two of your company's members attending the event.
To plan your days you will need to examine the preliminary program.
It contains a schedule of events for the week. For your use, a copy
of the preliminary program can be found on-line at: http://www.eas.org/pdf/EAS_Prelim08.pdf
As you look through the schedule, think about the vendors and instrumentation represented in terms of the possible needs of past, present and future experiences/employment. Pay attention to the array of subheadings as they will guide you through the documents. Outline a schedule for two members of the company (since your employer only has the funds to send two of you). As you make selections you should think about answers to the following questions:
What do you want to learn at EAS?
What talks, posters, short courses,
and exposition booths do you plan to attend?
How will this benefit you and your company?
What are the sociological aspects of
being a professional analytical chemist and attending EAS? (think of
any sociological issue or issues you wish to investigate...e.g. gender equity
in speakers, award receptions, etc.)
How will you report back to the entire
group after the meeting?
Travel Budget
Your company will also need to submit a proposed budget
for the travel of your members to EAS. Research the airfare, hotel accommodation,
registration, ground transportation and other anticipated expenses.
A form (rich text format document) is available for your use in this endeavor
and mimics what you can expect from professional employment. Click
here
to download it.
Annotated Bibliography
The final part of your request is an annotated bibliography
containing at least 5 entries. The entries in the bibliography should
be related to a specific topic that a company member will be learning about
during the EAS visit or work done by a specific scientist presenting at EAS.
Use SciFinder
Scholar to find journal articles, review papers, monographs, or books
on the topic or written by the scientist selected.
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books,
articles, and other information sources in a form that contains the basic
bibliographic information and a brief description/evaluation of the item
cited. The standard bibliographic style for the chemical literature
is dictated by the American Chemical Society. The ACS has published
a Style Guide, 2nd Edition, that will help you determine how to construct
and format the citation; a copy is available in the reference area of the
science library (Ref QD 8.5 .A25 1997). Use the format style for the journal
Analytical Chemistry. The annotation is a brief description and evaluation
of the item being cited. The annotation should describe:
The style of the annotation is quite variable, although
a few guidelines will help you. Think about what you, as an audience
member reading the annotation, would like to get out of it. As a general
guide try to do the following:
The Report
Upper Management expects a type written
proposal for travel that outlines a two day meeting itinerary for both
company members planning to attend. In that proposal the company should
provide answers to the questions listed above, include the travel budget,
and annotated bibliography. Upper Management will be especially interested
in the rationale used to select the activities to attend and why the travel
should be funded. How will this activity help Norway Valley Laboratory's
bottom line?
Helpful Links
To learn more about SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science,
and EndNote, click on the links below.
SciFinder Scholar: user's
guide for either Windows or MacOS
Web of Knowledge: search
page, ISI on-line tutorial
and helps
EndNote: click here for installation
instructions, sample exercises,
on-line tip sheets