WIAS course High-Impact Writing in Science
Course schedule
Dates | Start time | End time | Location | Coordinator | registrations app/max |
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17-20 June 2019 | Wageningen Campus, t.b.d. | WIAS | 14 / 20 | Registration ended at 10/06/2019 |
Course description
Fee: WIAS PhDs with an approved TSP: €100 (fee is 75% subsidised by WIAS). All other participants: €400 pp
Credit points: 1.3 ECTS
Target Group: The workshop is aimed at graduate research students and post-docs who have some experience in writing scientific papers and might have taken an introductory course on scientific writing. This workshop is most useful to researchers who plan to submit grant proposals or hope to publish their research in a high-impact journal. The course is useful for scientists across all disciplines.
Group Size: 15-20 participants
Course duration: 4 full days (9am to 5pm)
Language English (Dutch possible if desired)
Self-study hours: 1 hour per day
Name instructor: Dr. Ulrike Müller, Associate Professor, California State University Fresno
Venue: Participants receive a message about the course location before the start date
Workshop format: The course will be structured like a workshop with short lectures punctuating group and individual tasks, such as preparing, editing and rewriting a draft, and group discussions. You will do some online fact finding and work through online material, both in and outside of class. Be prepared to talk about your research in class and to write a short scientific article concerning your research.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:
- break your scientific research down into its core arguments
- build a logical narrative from those core arguments
- identify and eliminate non-essential facts and concepts from a narrative
- restructure & formulate sentences to increase their clarity and enhance their functioning within a narrative
- effectively use and provide peer feedback to quickly develop a rough draft into a final manuscript
- write and edit a manuscript within a team
Programme:
Day 1 |
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09:00 |
Building writing teams – name your project |
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10:00 |
Basic writing rules |
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10:15 |
First paragraphs of high-impact papers |
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10:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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11:00 |
First paragraphs, continued |
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12:00 |
High impact: most cited | downloaded | core paper |
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12:30 LUNCH |
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13:30 |
High-impact papers – speed dating your reader |
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14:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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15:00 |
Structuring high-impact papers: Outlining |
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15:15 |
Deconstructing a Science paper |
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16:00 |
The core of your paper - constructing your story |
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Deliverables Day 1: |
Main messages of manuscript 1st Draft of take-home messages |
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Data from your research Literature list for your manuscript or project |
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Day 2 |
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09:00 |
High-impact data – visual presentation |
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09:30 |
A picture tells 1000 words – Traffic accidents |
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10:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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11:00 |
Design rules for scientific figures |
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11:50 |
Making figures for your paper |
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12:30 LUNCH |
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13:30 |
Your literature list makes a high impact |
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13:45 |
Analyzing your reference list |
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14:00 |
Outlining your paper |
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14:05 |
Making an outline for a published paper |
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14:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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15:00 |
Outlining your paper |
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16:00 |
Checking that you get your message across |
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Deliverables Day 2: |
Result figures for your manuscript Messages aligned with data |
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Bring for Day 3: |
Your abstract (from conference or manuscript) Literature list for your manuscript or project |
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Day 3 |
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09:00 |
From outline to introduction |
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09:10 |
Writing an introduction |
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10:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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11:00 |
Editing – some basic rules |
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11:10 |
Editing & receiving feedback on your writing |
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12:00 |
Let’s edit your introduction |
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12:30 LUNCH |
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13:30 |
How to write an abstract |
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13:45 |
Writing an abstract |
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14:45 COFFEE/TEA |
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15:00 |
Writing as a non-native speaker |
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15:20 |
Writing as a non-native speaker |
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16:00 |
Making a model introduction |
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16:30 |
Structuring your introduction |
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Deliverables Day 3: |
Draft of your introduction Draft of your abstract |
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Bring for Day 4: |
Bring the most recent version of your abstract & manuscript |
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Day 4 |
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09:00 |
Writing a discussion |
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09:10 |
Making a model discussion |
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09:50 |
Outline & write your discussion |
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10:45 |
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11:00 |
What gets your paper rejected? |
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11:40 |
Assemble your draft manuscript |
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12:30 |
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13:30 |
What reviewers and editors want |
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13:45 |
Peer review of draft manuscripts |
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14:45 |
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15:00 |
Cooling your jets – receiving reviews |
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15:40 |
Cover letter & submission process |
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16:00 |
Course evaluation & open discussion |
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17:00 |
The end |
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Deliverables Day 4: |
Draft of your discussion Peer review of your draft |
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