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Effective Scientific Writing for PhD Students - D834003

Title:	Effective Scientific Writing for PhD Students
Guaranteed by:	Department of Languages (834)
Faculty:	Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual:	from 2016 to 2019
Semester:	both
Points:	0
E-Credits:	0
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination:	0/0, other [HT]
Capacity:	winter:unknown / unknown (unknown) summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course is intended for doctoral students only can be fulfilled in the future you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester

Guarantor:	Riddell Craig Alfred B.A., M.Sc.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation -

This course follows the structure of a typical research paper. Using real-life examples, it presents a philosophy of scientific writing, covers the key areas of grammar related to scientific English, and provides techniques for generating and sustaining reader attention.

Last update: Dolejšová Ivana (08.09.2016)

Literature -

All materials are supplied on the course.

Last update: Dolejšová Ivana (08.09.2016)

Syllabus -

1 Style Matters

2 Word Choice

3 First Impressions – Your Title

4 Articles in your Article

5 Word Order

6 Making the Abstract Solid

7 Grammar for the Abstract

8 Sentence Flow

9 Paragraph Structure

10 The Introduction

11 Materials and Methods

12 Expressing Results, Discussing Results

13 The Right Conclusion

14 Our Full Stop: Punctuation

Last update: Dolejšová Ivana (31.08.2016)

Learning outcomes -

Successful graduates of the course will:

. understand the art and mechanics (i.e. philosophy, structure, grammar) necessary to write all sections of scientific paper

. demonstrate improved scientific writing and, thus, be better positioned to publish scientific papers in the future

Last update: Dolejšová Ivana (08.09.2016)