Class

Subjects

Objective

syllables

Class   (1)
   9:00-10:30

Introductions   and principles

Introduces   the course and
   reviews key principles of
   effective writing. In particular, you will practice cutting clutter from   writing.

   1.1    Introduction of sciences   writing
   1.2  Principles of   effective writing
   1.3  Examples of what   not to do
   1.4  Principles of   effective writing
   1.5  Cut the clutter
   1.6  Practicing cutting   clutter

Writing   with strong, active verbs

Lessons   include how to write
   in the active voice; avoid
   turning verbs into nouns;
   choose strong verbs; and get
   to the main verb of a sentence quickly.

   2.1  Use the active voice
   2.2  Is it really OK to   use We and I
   2.3  Active voice   practice
   2.4  Write with verbs
   2.5  Practice examples
   2.6  A few grammar tips

Class   (2)
   10:30-12:00

Sentence   structure and write strong paragraphs

You   will practice using the
   dash, colon, semi-colon, and
   parentheses, as well as writing
   well-organized and concise
   paragraphs.

   3.1  Experiment with punctuation
   3.2  Practice, colon and   dash
   3.3  Parallelism
   3.4  Paragraphs
   3.5  More paragraph   practice

Reviews   the writing
   process

I   will give you tips for making
   the writing process easier,
   more efficient, and more
   organized.

   4.1   More paragraph practice
   4.2 Overview of the writing process
   4.3 The pre-writing step
   4.4 The writing step
   4.5  Revision
   4.6  Checklist for the   final draft

Class   (3)
   14:00-15:30

Reviews   the sections of
   a scientific manuscript
   (1)

You   will learn how to format
   tables and figures, and how to
   write results and methods
   sections.

   5.1  Tables and Figures
   5.2  Results
   5.3  Practice writing   results
   5.4  Methods

Reviews   the sections of
   a scientific manuscript
   (2)

You   will learn how to write
   introduction, discussion, and
   abstract sections.

   6.1  Introduction
   6.2  Introduction   practice
   6.3  Discussion
   6.4  Abstract
   6.5  Title

Class   (4)
   15:30-17:00

Peer   review and ethical
   issues

You   will learn how to avoid
   plagiarism, determine
   authorship, submit a paper,
   write a peer review, and avoid
   predatory journals.

   7.1  Plagiarism
   7.2  Authorship
   7.3  The Submission   Process
   7.4  Doing a peer review
   7.5  Predatory journals

Journal   selections and
   submission

You   will learn how search and find journal, and handle the writing the cover   letter.

   8.1  Journal finding
   8.2  Writing a cover   letter
   8.3  Writing a rebuttal   letter
   8.4  Concluding Remarks