À propos de ce cours : 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.

Les destinataires de ce cours : This course is for undergraduate and graduate students; medical students; scientists; medical professionals; and science writers.

Créé par : Université de Stanford

Enseigné par : Dr. Kristin Sainani, Associate Professor
Health Research and Policy

Niveau	Beginner
Engagement	8 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
Langue	English
Comment réussir	Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours.
Notes des utilisateurs	4.9 étoiles Note moyenne des utilisateurs 4.9Voir ce que disent les étudiants

Programme de cours

SEMAINE 1

1

Unit 1 introduces the course and reviews key principles of effective writing. In particular, you will practice cutting clutter from writing.

7 vidéos

Vidéo: 1.1: Introduction; principles of effective writing
Vidéo: 1.2: Examples of what not to do
Vidéo: 1.3: Overview, principles of effective writing
Vidéo: 1.4: Cut the clutter
Vidéo: 1.5: Cut the clutter, more tricks
Vidéo: 1.6: Practicing cutting clutter
Vidéo: Demo Edit 1 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 1 Homework

SEMAINE 2

2

Unit 2 focuses on writing with strong, active verbs. Lessons include how to: write in the active voice; avoid turning verbs into nouns; choose strong verbs; and get to the main verb of a sentence quickly.

7 vidéos

Vidéo: 2.1: Use the active voice
Vidéo: 2.2: Is it really OK to use "We" and "I"
Vidéo: 2.3: Active voice practice
Vidéo: 2.4: Write with verbs
Vidéo: 2.5: Practice examples
Vidéo: 2.6: A few grammar tips
Vidéo: Demo Edit 2 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 2 Homework

SEMAINE 3

3

Unit 3 reviews how to vary sentence structure and write strong paragraphs. You will practice using the dash, colon, semi-colon, and parentheses, as well as writing well-organized and concise paragraphs.

8 vidéos

Vidéo: 3.1: Experiment with punctuation
Vidéo: 3.2: Practice, colon and dash
Vidéo: 3.3: Parallelism
Vidéo: 3.4: Paragraphs
Vidéo: 3.5: Paragraph Editing I
Vidéo: 3.6: Paragraph Editing II
Vidéo: Module 3.7: A few more tips
Vidéo: Demo Edit 3 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 3 Homework

Noté: Paragraph editing exercise

SEMAINE 4

4

Unit 4 reviews the writing process. I will give you tips for making the writing process easier, more efficient, and more organized.

7 vidéos

Vidéo: 4.1 More paragraph practice
Vidéo: 4.2 Overview of the writing process
Vidéo: 4.3 The pre-writing step
Vidéo: 4.4 The writing step
Vidéo: 4.5: Revision
Vidéo: 4.6: Checklist for the final draft
Vidéo: Demo Edit 4 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 4 Homework

SEMAINE 5

5

Unit 5 reviews the sections of a scientific manuscript. You will learn how to format tables and figures, and how to write results, methods, introduction, and discussion sections.

9 vidéos

Vidéo: 5.1: Tables and Figures
Vidéo: 5.2: Results
Vidéo: 5.3: Practice writing results
Vidéo: 5.4: Methods
Vidéo: 5.5: Introduction
Vidéo: 5.6: Introduction practice
Vidéo: 5.7: Discussion
Vidéo: 5.8: Abstract
Vidéo: Demo Edit 5 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 5 Homework

SEMAINE 6

6

Unit 6 discusses the peer review process, as well as ethical issues in scientific publishing. You will learn how to avoid plagiarism, determine authorship, submit a paper, write a peer review, and avoid predatory journals.

9 vidéos

Vidéo: 6.1: Plagiarism
Vidéo: 6.2: Authorship
Vidéo: 6.3: The Submission Process
Vidéo: 6.4: Interview with Dr. Bradley Efron
Vidéo: 6.5: Interview with Dr. George Lundberg
Vidéo: 6.6: Interview with Dr. Gary Friedman
Vidéo: 6.7: Doing a peer review
Vidéo: 6.8: Predatory journals
Vidéo: Demo Edit 6 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 6 Homework

Noté: Essay

SEMAINE 7

7

Unit 7 reviews types of writing beyond original research manuscripts. You will learn how to write review papers, grants, letters of recommendation, and personal essays.

7 vidéos

Vidéo: 7.1: Writing a review article
Vidéo: 7.2: Grants I
Vidéo: 7.3: Grants II
Vidéo: 7.4: Grants III
Vidéo: 7.5 Writing letters of recommendation
Vidéo: 7.6: Writing personal statements
Vidéo: Demo Edit 7 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 7 Homework

SEMAINE 8

8

Unit 8 reviews communication with broader audiences. You will learn how work with the media, be interviewed, conduct an interview, and write about science for general audiences.

8 vidéos

Vidéo: 8.1: Talking with the media
Vidéo: 8.2: Panel Interview
Vidéo: 8.3: Writing for general audiences
Vidéo: 8.4: Writing a science news story
Vidéo: 8.5: Interviewing a scientist
Vidéo: 8.6: Social media
Vidéo: 8.7: Concluding Remarks
Vidéo: Demo Edit 8 (Optional)

Noté: Unit 8 Homework

Noté: Lay summary exercise

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Université de Stanford

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States.

Notation et examens

Note moyenne 4.9 sur 5 sur 529 notes

it's very useful, thank you

This course is excellent for those in the scientific field. The materials were clear and easy to understand. The dicussions remained active, and the mentors were always available to help. I really enjoyed it.

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