Introduction to Scientific Writing

Catalog description

Students will learn how to communicate, through written format, to both the scientific community and diverse audiences. Students will be introduced to new technologies and new genres of scientific writing. Students will also learn basic reviewing and writing skills that underlie efficient preparation of literature reviews, scientific manuscripts, project reports, blog-posts, opinion or perspective pieces for more popular venues, advocacy articles for legislators, and descriptive pieces for popular venues such as newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. Emphasis will be on the communication of experimental findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals.