Exam Details
| Subject | Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Books | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing | |
| Department | School of Humanities (SOH) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMBP-OOOI
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
BOOK PUBLISHING
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
tJUD7S
MBP-006 EDITING SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND MEDICAL BOOKS
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: This question paper has five compulsory questions. All questions carry equal marks. Attempt each question in 300 -350 words, unless otherwise instructed.
1. What do you understand by the term 'housekeeping' in the STM editing context As an editor, when you receive a manuscript, what are the housekeeping tasks you would carry out? 20
OR
Trace the development of science education in India in the post-Independence period. Discuss the changes in the Indian STM publishing scenario during the same period.
2. What aspects should an editor take care of while editing tables in scientific books? 20
OR
Discuss the best practices in multimedia design. In your opinion, what are the advantages of multimedia in science communication?
3. Explain how you would edit a process description in a technical book. 20
OR
Describe the typical characteristics of IT books available today.
4. Discuss briefly the broad categories of medical writing. You should specify the kind of readers for whom each category of writing is intended. 20
OR
What are the steps to be followed while editing medical research reports
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 150 words each: 10+10=20
Skills required for STM communication
Citations and references in STM books
Guidelines for editing content in scientific research documents
Types of graphic aids in technical books
Ethical issues in editing medical writing
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
BOOK PUBLISHING
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
tJUD7S
MBP-006 EDITING SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND MEDICAL BOOKS
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: This question paper has five compulsory questions. All questions carry equal marks. Attempt each question in 300 -350 words, unless otherwise instructed.
1. What do you understand by the term 'housekeeping' in the STM editing context As an editor, when you receive a manuscript, what are the housekeeping tasks you would carry out? 20
OR
Trace the development of science education in India in the post-Independence period. Discuss the changes in the Indian STM publishing scenario during the same period.
2. What aspects should an editor take care of while editing tables in scientific books? 20
OR
Discuss the best practices in multimedia design. In your opinion, what are the advantages of multimedia in science communication?
3. Explain how you would edit a process description in a technical book. 20
OR
Describe the typical characteristics of IT books available today.
4. Discuss briefly the broad categories of medical writing. You should specify the kind of readers for whom each category of writing is intended. 20
OR
What are the steps to be followed while editing medical research reports
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 150 words each: 10+10=20
Skills required for STM communication
Citations and references in STM books
Guidelines for editing content in scientific research documents
Types of graphic aids in technical books
Ethical issues in editing medical writing
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Subjects
- Editing and pre-press
- Editing Books for Children
- Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Books
- Editing Text Books
- Introduction to Publishing and its legal aspects
- Marketing , Promotion and Distribution of Books
- Production and Emerging Technologies