1、Scientific writing and presentationProf. Mark BartlamCollege of Life Sciences, Nankai UniversityE-mail: Tel: 23502351Course outline Lectures 3-6: Effective writing (I and II). “Clear thinking is the key to clear writing”; Rules of scientific writing; Managing your time effectively; Literature search
2、, review and citation; Refining and proofreading; Common errors to avoid.Course outline Lectures 3-6: Effective writing (I and II). “Clear thinking is the key to clear writing”; Rules of scientific writing; Managing your time effectively; Literature search, review and citation; Refining and proofrea
3、ding; Common errors to avoid.“Clear thinking is the key to clear writing”“清晰的思路是写作的关键 ” Think clearly about your research problem or question. Think clearly about your methods and experiments. Think clearly about the solution(s) to your research problem. Think clearly about the implications. Think c
4、learly about your audience.Clear thinkingLiterature search and review Performing a comprehensive literature review is a big job.Literature search and review Need to handle a large amount of papers - notes, photocopies, electronic publications. Need a system in place to deal with all the information.
5、Literature search and review Why? To provide background on your research project. To understand what other people in your field have done. To effectively plan and design your research.Literature search and review Why? Important to properly and fully cite the appropriate literature in your field. Avo
6、id scientific fraud.Literature search and review No system is most effective. Personal choice - choose the best system for YOU. Secret to effective scientific writing is in wanting to get the job done, committing yourself to getting it done. Having an effective system helps to keep that commitment on track.
