writing tips
Contrary to popular usage, a colon shouldn't be used after "include" or before a list unless the sentence preceding the list is a clause. Not "The list includes: geese, mice, and lice," but "The list includes geese, mice, and lice."
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BackScientific Writing
This six-week online course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of writing scientific reports and papers. Each scientific writing course includes:
- A voiced lecture
- Multimedia window
- Supplement
- Assignment
- Certificate of Completion
Topics
- Module 1: Writing Fundamentals
- 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
What Does It Cost?
$499 per person, with discounts for multiple attendees
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