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Scientific Writing

This six-week online course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of writing scientific reports and papers. Each module includes:

Benefits:
  • Prewriting strategies to ensure a more productive start
  • Organizational strategies to appeal to readers and ensure readability
  • Methods to capture and hold reader attention
  • Techniques to better ensure flow and conciseness
  • Approaches to writing the various components of a scientific report or paper
  • Processes to create useful editing and proofreading strategies
  • A Voiced Lecture
  • Multimedia window
  • Supplement that provides additional resources and explains concepts
  • Writing options on which written feedback is provided
  • Certificate of completion

Topics

  • Module 1: Developing a Writing Strategy
    • The importance of audience and purpose analysis
    • How scientific writing is persuasive
    • Understanding the necessity of persuasion
    • Presenting a positive image through writing
    • Ensuring readability
  • Module 2: Organizational Strategies
    • Understanding the importance of good organization
    • Creating outlines and more
    • Exploring the vast universe of organization; or organizing sentences, paragraphs, and documents
    • Summarizing
  • Module 3: Using Language Effectively
    • Being precise and concise
    • Using appropriate emphasis
    • Avoiding wordiness
    • Avoiding language "traps"
    • Making your writing more emphatic and readable
  • Module 4: Meeting Reader Needs/Writing
                    Supplemental Components
    • Emphasizing appropriately
    • Understanding how scientific readers read
    • Writing the abstract and summary
  • Module 5: Writing the Scientific Report
    • Writing the body of the scientific paper
    • Getting the point across
    • Creating the appropriate argument
    • Ensuring that the report is readable and usable
  • Module 6: Editing and Proofreading Strategies
    • When to edit and when to proofread
    • Becoming your own best editor
    • What to look for in editing
    • Developing practical editing and proofreading techniques

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What Does It Cost?
$499 per person, with discounts for multiple attendees

Science Writing w/o Feedback

We also offer this course at a discounted price if you prefer not to receive professional written feedback on your work.

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