| Writing the Methods & Results Sections of a Scientific Paper |
This course offers a set of evidence-based rules for writing clear and consistent Methods and Results sections. It encourages writers and gives you the tools to start writing Methods sections early in the research process, and to incrementally build Results sections that match your methods. Designed for medical researchers or clinicians who must write articles, reports, or who wish to submit grant applications. This course is most useful for students who are already working on a research project. |
06.09.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom
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ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Speed Your Writing Process: Outlining the Scientific Paper |
Learn to effectively use MS Word and other outliners to organize your writing process and smooth your collaboration with co-authors. Integrate guidelines, notes, and citations into your outline to cut writing your time in half. Outlining is a useful skill for writing scientific papers in English and makes the writing process more efficient. It's commonly taught in North America, but rarely taught in Europe. The outlining process begins long before the article is written, and helps scientists keep track of completed and pending writing tasks. This course demonstrates the use of the outline function of your word processor to structure and continuously revise the format of your paper (or other scientific documents) from first steps to final revisions. It will also be useful when you respond to reviewers. |
20.09.2022 14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Improve Your Scientific Writing in English: Focus on the Paragraph |
Designed for researchers or clinicians who want to improve their English-language writing skills. This course focuses on writing proper paragraphs, which are the building blocks of English argumentation. Many other languages, like German, can express complex ideas and multiple relationships within a single sentence, but good English writing requires thinking and writing in shorter sentences within a disciplined paragraph structure. This is not a simple grammar course---you will earn advanced techniques for writing and organizing excellent paragraphs into a strong and persuasive argument. |
04.10.2022 14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Writing the Discussion Section of a Scientific Paper |
Many researchers and clinicians find writing the Discussion the most complicated and challenging part of writing a scientific paper. This course offers you clear, evidence-based rules for writing your Discussion, so you are always sure what belongs in this section… and what does not. You will learn the function of each paragraph in a Discussion section. Designed for medical researchers or clinicians who must write articles, reports, or who wish to submit grant applications. (Students who have already completed their data analysis will get the most out of this course.) |
18.10.2022 14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Writing the Introduction to a Scientific Paper |
This online course guides you through the process of writing an Introduction for a scientific paper, paragraph by paragraph. |
25.10.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Writing About Qualitative Research in Scientific Papers |
This course covers guidelines and best practices for reporting qualitative research in scientific papers, with a focus on medicine and health science research. Whether you are writing qualitative papers or papers that report on both qualitative and quantitative findings, this course will help you organize the process of reporting methods and results and interpreting your findings. |
01.11.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Introduction to Grant Writing |
What do funders want to see in your grant application? This course will help you figure that out and tell your scientific story so that the importance and urgency of your project is vividly clear to funders. It will introduce all aspects of grant writing, from choosing the right grant, writing short and long proposals, and presenting your work to a review board. This is essential information for any medical or health science researcher or clinician who will need to write a grant application and applies to most grants and funding proposals. This is a good introductory workshop for researchers who will also take more advanced workshops targeted to specific grants. |
29.11.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Managing Co-Authors and the Ethics of Authorship |
Writers often have questions about the nature of authorship, the requirements for inclusion as an author, and the ordering of authors. Collaborating with other authors is also sometimes a challenge. This course is designed to help you with both practical and ethical aspects of authoring. It introduces checklists and organizational tools to help you communicate with co-authors, set and keep deadlines, document contributions, resolve conflicts, and ensure authors and their institutions receive proper credit for their work. This course is especially useful for first and last authors, but authors in any position (and future authors) can benefit from it. |
01.12.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Effective Tables, Figures & Slides: Basic Graphic Design for Scientist |
Researchers present visual data to make concepts and information easier for their audiences to grasp, but few researchers are taught basic principles of graphic design. This course will quickly familiarize you with best practices in the aesthetics of data presentation, including the use of color, images, animations, and other tips and tricks for making sure that your images get your message across without distracting or confusing your reader. Participants will analyze images of tables, figures and slides, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and learn techniques to improve them. Designed for researchers or clinicians who want to more effectively use images and tables to support their text. |
06.12.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
| Submitting your scientific article and responding to reviewers |
Preparing your scientific article for submission and responding effectively to reviewer comments are key to getting your article accepted for publication. The course covers the process of minor and major revisions, resolving conflicting recommendations, and how to politely say no to reviewer suggestions. The course will also help you organize the reformatting process for submission to an alternative journal. |
13.12.2022
14:00 - 17:00
on Zoom |
ILIAS |
via ILIAS |
