Scientific Writing -111 Academic Year
This course is provided by the NYCUCollege of Biomedical Science and Engineering.
This course is about technical writing of scientific data in English (not an English course).
The course aims to deliver writing skills required to describe or explain a scientific data completely. In contrast to literature writing or newspaper reporting, technical writing deals with elucidation of data and not the writer’s view point on the subject. The course includes letter writing for help in Cover letters, Figure designing to help in manuscript preparation, Caption writing, Literature search in a hands on manner. Thus, this course is 50% lecture, and 50% project work on student’s individual data that could be used for Thesis/manuscript preparation. The students will be taught the whole manuscript submission procedure and the files (manuscript, supporting information, highlights, Table of Contents graphic, Cover letter) required for those. Common writing skills (tense, voice, punctuation, formatting, paragraph formation, conciseness tips) will be provided. Reference books, course slides, quizzes, and homework assignments will be provided for understanding and practice. Second year students and above (both MS/PhD having some data to write on) are welcome to join.
Reference Books：
Elements of Style- William Strunk Jr., E. B. White; Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1979.
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| Instructor(s) | Institute of Biophotonics Prof. Surojit Chattopadhyay |
|---|---|
| Course Credits | 3 Credits |
| Academic Year | 111 Academic Year |
| Level | College Students , Graduate Student |
| Prior Knowledge | 2nd Year MS/Ph.D students having some scientific data of their own. |
| Related Resources | Course Video Course Syllabus Course Calendar |
| Week | Course Content | Course Video | Course Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and basics | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 2 | Tips and challenges/Writing a cover letter/Re-submission letter | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 3 | Gist/Summary/Essay | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 4 | Punctuation, editing, proof reading | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 5 | Solving William Strunk’s Book | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 6 | Figures/Tables/Charts | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 7 | Writing Figure Captions; Results; Discussion | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
| 8 | Assignment | Watch Online | MP4 Download |
Course Objectives
This course is about technical writing of scientific data in English (not an English course). The course aims to deliver writing skills required to describe or explain a scientific data completely. In contrast to literature writing or newspaper reporting, technical writing deals with elucidation of data and not the writer’s view point on the subject. The course includes letter writing for help in Cover letters, Figure designing to help in manuscript preparation, Caption writing, Literature search in a hands on manner. Thus, this course is 50% lecture, and 50% project work on student’s individual data that could be used for Thesis/manuscript preparation. The students will be taught the whole manuscript submission procedure and the files (manuscript, supporting information, highlights, Table of Contents graphic, Cover letter) required for those. Common writing skills (tense, voice, punctuation, formatting, paragraph formation, conciseness tips) will be provided. Reference books, course slides, quizzes, and homework assignments will be provided for understanding and practice. Second year students and above (both MS/PhD having some data to write on) are welcome to join.
Course Chapter
| Unit | Course Progress, Contents, Topics |
| 1 | Introduction and basics |
| 2 | Tips and challenges/Writing a cover letter/Re-submission letter |
| 3 | Gist/Summary/Essay |
| 4 | Punctuation, editing, proof reading |
| 5 | Solving William Strunk’s Book |
| 6 | Figures/Tables/Charts |
| 7 | Writing Figure Captions; Results; Discussion |
| 8 | Assignment |
Reference Books
Elements of Style- William Strunk Jr., E. B. White; Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1979.
This course calendar provides information on course progress and exams.
| Unit | Date | Course Progress, Contents, Topics |
| 1 | 2022/09/13 | Introduction and basics |
| 2 | 2022/09/20 | Tips and challenges/Writing a cover letter/Re-submission letter |
| 3 | 2022/09/27 | Gist/Summary/Essay |
| 4 | 2022/10/04 | Punctuation, editing, proof reading |
| 5 | 2022/10/11 | Solving William Strunk’s Book |
| 6 | 2022/10/18 | Figures/Tables/Charts |
| 7 | 2022/10/25 | Writing Figure Captions; Results; Discussion |
| 8 | 2022/11/01 | Assignment |
| 9 | 2022/11/08 | Exercise/Assignments; End Note |
| 10 | 2022/11/15 | PROJECT Start: Template for manuscript provided |
| 11 | 2022/11/22 | PROJECT: Design Figures/Tables |
| 12 | 2022/11/29 | PROJECT: Write Captions; Table Headings |
| 13 | 2022/12/06 | Write Experimental, Results and Discussion |
| 14 | 2022/12/13 | Write Introduction, Abstract, Conclusion. |
| 15 | 2022/12/20 | Write Cover Letter; References list; Title; Affiliation; Formatting |
| 16 | 2022/12/27 | Display and submit your manuscript to course professor for evaluation. |