College of Information and Computer Science, Long Island University
Published by October 5th, 2008
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Stale doughnuts and doodling on notepaper can’t compete with giant squirrels and hesitant text-speak, if a new study by Penn State University on the effectiveness of group work can be believed. Researchers found that groups worked together better in online world Second Life than in face-to-face meetings and teleconferences.
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Published by August 31st, 2008
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Dr. Robert Hoffmann, Society in Science fellow, has developed what is claimed to be the first Wiki which ensures due credit for the author and lets users ascertain the source of data. The scientific Wiki project, introduced in the September issue of Nature Genetics and released online, is projected as a milestone in the Mememoir project. Based on an authorship tracking technology, Dr. Hoffmann’s new version of the Wiki links every word to its corresponding author. This way, readers can always know their sources and authors receive due credit.
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Science-oriented master’s degrees provide a pathway into emerging careers for students who aren’t interested in completing a PhD, a new report says. The report calls for the creation of more professionally oriented master’s degree programs that would give students broad-based science knowledge and a dash of business and communications skills to boot.
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