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Instructor
Allison Kirsop
Course curriculum
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A Guide to Scientific Writing I
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READ THIS FIRST: online workshop preamble
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INSTRUCTIONS: how to navigate
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Course title
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Course content
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Lesson 1: Sentence structure
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Instructions for downloading pdf for Watson and Crick paper
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Exercise 1: Examples
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Exercise 1 (online form)
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Exercise 1: Discussed
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Quiz: Clear and concise writing
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Lesson 2A: Improving your language skills
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Lesson 2B: Useful references
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Lesson 2C: Ambiguity
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Exercise 2 (online form)
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Exercise 2: Discussed
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Ambiguity quiz
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Lesson 3A: Tables and figures
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Lesson 3B: Formatting tables
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Lesson 3C: Formatting figures
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Exercise 3: notes
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Exercise 3: Formatting Tables and Figures for a Scientific Paper/Thesis
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Exercise 3 Answers: Table 1
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Exercise 3 Answers: Figure 1
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Designing an Illustration
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Lesson 4 preamble and update
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Lesson 4: Plagiarism, citations, and bibliographies
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Exercise in Practical Writing Skills
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Workshop evaluation form
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Mendeley tutorial video
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Grammarly tutorial video
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Valuable tips and resources
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5 Tips for Proofreading and Editing Your Work
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Words and Phrases to Avoid
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Supplementary Material: Plagiarism
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Reviews
A good introduction to scientific writing
Anna Herz
This course was very clear and concise, however I wish there had been examples/exercises on how to write figure descriptions. I thought the length of the cou...
Read MoreThis course was very clear and concise, however I wish there had been examples/exercises on how to write figure descriptions. I thought the length of the course was good for an introductory course. Update from instructor: Thanks Anna - these changes have been made and the workshop now includes worked examples of a table and figure.
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