ADVANCED WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Catalog description

(Slashed with BSCI 80630 ) Graduate students will track progress on a substantive writing task (e.g., thesis, dissertation, or manuscript) and complete exercises to enhance their capacity to communicate scientific findings in written formats and overcome barriers to productive writing habits. Students who do not have a specific writing project will work with the instructor to identify a project that aligns with their scholarly development and career goals, including but not limited to grant proposals, fellowship applications, literature review articles, research reports, etc. Students will pass the course by demonstrating consistent participation through attendance, submission of reflections on writing progress, and submission of short-term, skills based writing activities.