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Writing in Science

This course is for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, scientists, medical professionals, and science writers. It teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises.

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About this course

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences. This course is for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, scientists, medical professionals, and science writers.

Writing in Science

  • Length: 3 weeks
  • Effort: 1 - 2 hours/week
  • Level: Beginner
  • Languages: English

3 Modules  |  Beginner

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Upon completion of this
course, you will:

Be assessed on an ongoing basis by the completion of the online multiple-choice question tests that follow each lesson.

Course modules

This course is for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, scientists, medical professionals, and science writers. It teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises.

1st Module - Medical Writing Essentials
Executive Summary
1.1 Definition and Features
1.2 Define the Recipient
1.3 Idea Development
1.4 Find the Sources and Enter References
1.5 Article Structure
1.6 Vocabulary and Style
1.7 Choose Images
Appendix - How to Read a Scientific Article
Writing In Science - Medical Writing Essentials – 1th Module - Test
2nd Module - Writing For Publishing
Executive Summary
2.1 Review Article
2.1.1 What is a Review Article?
2.1.2 How to organize topics
2.1.3 Planning a Review Article
2.1.4 Special Types of Review Articles
2.2 Editorial - Definition of editorial
2.2.2 Types of editorials
2.2.3 How to describe the topic
2.2.4 Offer evidences to support your opinion
2.2.5 Describe your personal insight
2.2.6 Offer counterevidence
Writing In Science - Medical Writing Essentials – 2nd Module - Test
3rd Module - Writing For Internal Communication
Executive Summary
3.1 Research Protocol
3.1.1 Identifying a researchable question
3.1.2 Project Title
3.1.3 Principal investigator and coinvestigator
3.1.4 Project summary, introduction, rationale, literature review
3.1.5 Study goals, objectives, hypothesis, follow-up
3.1.6 Study Design/Methods, Study Description
3.1.7 Safety considerations, quality assurance and ethical considerations
3.1.8 References
3.2 Report of a Clinical Trial Study
3.2.1 IMRAD model: introduction, methods, results and discussion
3.2.2 The expanded IMRAD model
3.2.3 Common problems in reports of clinical studies
Writing In Science - Writing For Internal Communication - 3rdmodule - Test

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Writing in Science

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