Scientific and Medical Writing

Catalog description

This course will introduce you to professional scientific writing in the health sciences. You will learn techniques that will help you write effectively and efficiently, summarize and analyze scientific research, evaluate the soundness and ethics of research methodologies, display scientific data, and present on scientific topics. Genres covered are abstracts, proposals, scientific research articles, review essays, presentations, and patient education websites. To get the most out of this class, a strong background in science is encouraged.