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NRES 720

Survivor Skills for Graduate Students in the Sciences

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Refine skills in scientific writing, oral presentation, peer review, grantsmanship, and awareness of academic ethics.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • succinctly describe their research through writing abstracts, news briefs and doing sound bites.
  • develop scientific writing skills for multiple audiences (i.e. peer-reviewed journals, agency reports, and general public).
  • refine oral and poster presentation skills through practice and example.
  • develop the tools needed to generate research support through increased experience with scientific paper and proposal writing.
  • develop an understanding of how to construct an objective research paper.
  • critically review manuscript submissions and research grant proposals.
  • develop an improved understanding of the peer review process.
  • recognize ethical issues connected with scientific conduct and research.
  • demonstrate preparedness for future employment.