Course Identification

Title:

Writing manuscripts for PhD students

Code:

20253452

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Sasha Devore

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2025

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Thursday, 11:15 - 12:30, WSoS, Rm A

First Lecture:

27/03/2025

End date:

03/07/2025

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: 1.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

Participants should have an active writing project (manuscript or proposal at any stage) and are motivated to improve their writing.

Restrictions

Participants:

16

Other:

For PhD students only

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

25%

Assignments:

60%

Other :

15%

15% writing log

Evaluation Type

No final exam or assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

1

Syllabus

A workshop-style course on scientific writing for PhD students that area
ready to transform their research projects to scientific journal articles. Participants should have
a research project that is advanced enough to be written up. Sessions will include a mix of
lectures, discussion, and active writing. Active participation is strongly encouraged. Limited
enrollment.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this writing workshop will (1) be able to implement a variety of strategies for improving effective writing behavior, (2) understand the canonical structure of a scientific manuscript, (3) be able to craft a scientific story and understand how to develop the pieces of a scientific manuscript to support their story, (4) understand the publication process for scientific manuscripts.

Reading List

N/A

Website

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