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Instruction will focus primarily on the process of writing and publishing scientific manuscripts but grant writing will also be addressed. The course will be presented in two segments: Part (1) teaches students how to write effectively, concisely, and clearly and part (2) takes them through the preparation of an actual scientific manuscript or grant. Students taking the class for 2 units will be asked to attend a weekly lecture and to complete some short writing and editing exercises, including writing a news article and a real Letter to the Editor. Required Texts: Sin and Syntax, Constance Hale Successful Scientific Writing: A step-by-step guide for biomedical scientists, Matthews and Bowen Please take the course for credit/no credit. If there is a pressing reason that you need to take this course for a grade, you must clear it with me first. Course Outline Segment One: Demystifying the Writing Process Jan 12: Lecture: What makes good writing? Are there good writers and bad writers? Words, word choice, the basic elements of sentences and sentence structure. Writing in the active voice. Homework One: Read chapters 1-4 Sin and Syntax (pp. 1-87) Read Chapter 6 of Successful Scientific Writing Exercise 1: revise sentences for clarity and brevity. Jan. 17: The News Article Lecture: Dissecting the news article News-writing is the art of maximizing information and minimizing words; its the barest-bones form of writing. The fundamentals of good writing can be learned by dissecting news articles. In-Class Exercise: Sorting through news articles. Homework Two: Exercise 2: pick a lengthy feature article (3000+ words) from a popular magazine, on any subject (have fun with it!) and rewrite it as a bare-bones news article (300 words maximum for 2-unit students). Read chapters 5-8 of Sin and Syntax (pp. 88-128) Jan 24: Writing Basics I Lecture: Punctuation and Parallelism. Tricks for clarity, brevity, and finesse. In-Class Exercise: Peer interviews and write-up mini-profiles Homework Three: Read chapters 9-10 of Sin and Syntax (pp. 129-168) Read Chapter 7 of Successful Scientific Writing Exercise 3: more sentence re-writing exercises Jan 31: Writing Basics II Lecture: Paragraphs, logic, and organization. Organizational strategies. Homework Four: Read chapters 11-12 of Sin and Syntax (pp. 169-195) Read Chapter 1 of Successful Scientific Writing Exercise 4: paragraph re-writing exercise Find an article for a Letter to the Editor piece Feb 7: Writing Basics III Lecture: Putting it all together In Class exercise: group rewrites Homework Five: Exercise 5: Write a real Letter to the Editor Read chapters 13-16 of Sin and Syntax (pp. 197-finish) Read Chapter 5 of Successful Scientific Writing Good Writing Applied: The Scientific Manuscript Feb 14: Methods and Results Sections Lecture/s: How to present data effectively. How to write prose that complements a table or figure. 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