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.