"Succinct Scientific Writing"

Write concise, precise documents with our online scientific writing course.

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Course Objectives:

Develop useful planning strategies
Use the appropriate organizational strategy
Write succinctly, precisely, and concisely
Use graphics in scientific documents
Write the various sections of scientific documents
Develop effective editing and proofreading techniques

Whether you write for the FDA, colleagues, the public, or a client, you need to be able to convey —effectively and with confidence—the essence and nuances of your work. Regardless of the type of scientific document you write, you’ll learn more effective ways to tackle and write those documents. Our convenient, interactive eight-module online scientific writing course uses critical thinking as its foundation and provides practical strategies to help you plan, write, and revise any scientific document.

With Feedback: In addition to having 24/7 access to all of the modules for 180 days, each module includes cheat sheets, take-aways, writing options, and our professional feedback on up to 10 pages of your writing per module! Discounts are available for multiple attendees from the same organization. Find out more.

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Course Objectives:

Develop useful planning strategies
Use the appropriate organizational strategy
Write succinctly, precisely, and concisely
Use graphics in scientific documents
Write the various sections of scientific documents
Develop effective editing and proofreading techniques

Without Instructor Feedback: You will have 24/7 access to all of the modules for 180 days!

This was a great course and I would recommend it to everyone who does scientific writing. There were lots of practical suggestions with time to practice the techniques. MJ is a good speaker and kept us all engaged.

Peggy F.
- Verified Course Attendee

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What To Expect

Before taking this course

Download a copy of our free Hurley Write eBook, Writing in the Workplace. This workbook is a great supplement and resource and is ideal for reinforcing concepts and helping you apply them.

While you’re taking this course

Our self-paced online business writing course is delivered in 30-minute modules, broken up into 10-minute segments, to ensure the greatest learning retention. Each module includes voiced lectures, cheat sheets, quizzes, key take-aways, examples, and exercises. The with feedback includes writing options on which participants receive substantive and actionable feedback from one of our experts.

Module 1: Developing a Rhetorical Strategy
Module 2: Planning and Writing the Scientific Document
Module 3: Being Precise and Concise
Module 4: Using Readability Studies to Write Effective Sentences and Paragraphs
Module 5: Using Charts, Tables, and Graphs Effectively
Module 6: Writing the Components of the Scientific Paper
Module 7: Writing the Supplementary Components

After you take the course

Certificate of Completion:
You’ll receive a downloadable course certificate via email shortly after course completion.

Learning Retention:
Be sure to visit our continued learning portal for quick writing tips.

Why Improve Your Science Writing Skills?

Writing about science doesn’t have to be difficult. In our scientific writing course, you will learn strategies to write more concise, focused scientific papers and documents.