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Intensive Course in Research Writing

Intensive Course in Research Writing. Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH Texas A&M University Summer 2016. Intensive Course in Research Writing: Session 14 (15 July 2015). Today. Discussion: presenting science to the public

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Intensive Course in Research Writing

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  1. Intensive Course in Research Writing Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH Texas A&M University Summer 2016

  2. Intensive Course in Research Writing:Session 14 (15 July 2015)

  3. Today • Discussion: presenting science to the public • Presentation/discussion: resources for continuing to develop your professional communication skill • Presentation/discussion: editing your own work • Workshop: looking ahead • Completing and submitting your current paper • Continuing to develop your writing skill and to write • Sharing your learning from this course with others • Course evaluation • Presentation of certificates

  4. Feedback on Panel Discussion

  5. Presenting Science to the Public • Have you presented information in your field to members of the public? If so, please briefly describe. • Based on your experience, the reading, and yesterday’s slides: What do you consider some of the most important advice for presenting science to the public? • What questions do you have?

  6. Some Resourcesfor Continuing to DevelopYour Professional-Communication Skills (in part a review)

  7. Some Resources Mainly forNon-Native Users of English • UsingEnglish.com (www.usingenglish.com) • Academic Phrasebank (www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk) • Scientific English (www.authoraid.info/en/resources/details/1064/) • ESL presentations by guest speaker Susan Aiello, DVM (third presentation through last presentation at www.authoraid.info/en/resources/?q=aiello)

  8. Some Other Useful Resources • Getting the Most out of Words, from Editing and Publication: A Training Manual (available at www.authoraid.info/en/resources/details/652/) • OneLook Dictionary Search (www.onelook.com) • Grammar Girl (grammar.quickanddirtytips.com) • The Elements of Style (www.bartleby.com/141/) • Designing Conference Posters (colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design)

  9. AuthorAID(www.authoraid.info) • Primarily to help researchers in developing countries to write about and publish their work • Includes a Spanish version • Some potentially relevant components • Resource library • Blog (titled “News”; can sign up for email alerts) • Email discussion list • Mentorships (can be a mentee, mentor, or both) • Idea: Spend some time looking at the AuthorAID website. Maybe do some bookmarking.

  10. Non-Electronic Resources • Your textbook • Other books (for example, on writing in your fields) • Presentations (including online) • Writing centers • Faculty members • Editors & peer reviewers • Courses • Each other

  11. Editing Your Own Work (a next step now that you have compiled the parts of your paper)

  12. Why bother editing your own work? • Can increase likelihood of acceptance • By meeting criteria for content and style • By avoiding misinterpretation • By creating a good impression • Can aid communication with readers • Can minimize editing by others (and thus decrease likelihood of distortion) • Other

  13. The Essentials • Content • Organization • Clarity In editing one’s own work, checking for these items is more important than polishing the language.

  14. Gaining Sufficient Distance • Setting the draft aside for a while • Printing out the draft • Offers a fresh view • Helps in noticing macro-level aspects • Changing the look of the draft—for example: • Changing the typeface • Increasing the margins • Printing the draft on colored paper • Reading the draft aloud

  15. Some Items to Check For • Compliance • Completeness • Composition • Correctness • Clarity • Consistency • Conciseness • Courtesy Note: Consider using checklists. 

  16. What are some things that you especially plan to check for when editing the draft of your paper?

  17. Workshop: Looking Ahead • What main items are on your “do list” for completing and submitting your current paper? • What plans do you have for continuing to develop your writing skill? • What plans do you have to do further writing? • Do you plan to share your learning from this course with others? If so, how? • (Please be ready to present 2 or 3 minutes of highlights of your discussion.)

  18. Course Evaluation Written evaluation Discussion

  19. Presentation of Certificates Also: souvenirs for class members who excelled on the no-lose quizzes

  20. Wishing you all the best!

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