Unit 1:
Know the language (Basic English course) Choosing the right word, using a dictionary and thesaurus, basic elements of a sentence, clauses, true sentences, tenses, active and passive verbs, punctuation and parallelism, Paragraphs, logic, and organization. Organizational strategies, art of prcis writing
Unit 2:
Understanding the type of writings Technical Writing – Various forms of scientific writing – theses, technical papers, reviews, manuals, etc.; Various parts of thesis and research communications (title page, authorship contents page, preface, introduction, review of literature, material, and methods, experimental results, and discussion) Unit 3: Groundwork for effective scientific writing Using web-based search engines, authenticating the information, editing in MS Office, style analysis programs, data entry and working knowledge of Excel, creating tables, figures, graphs, photographs and other documentary illustrations, explanatory artwork, An introductory idea about use of abode, photoshop and coral-making PowerPoint presentation, making and refining presentations using advanced presentation features, making a poster, using a library, indexing systems available for various science streams, e-resources, e-journals.
Unit 3
Start Writing (1) Overview of science writing, how scientific writing is different from general writing, knowing your audience, writing for the general public, science reporting, Science news, explanatory writing, lengthy magazine articles, popular articles, and popular lectures. Reading material: Popular science magazine articles. How to arrange references of a synopsis/thesis/article/dissertation, Writing of abstracts, summaries, etc.; use of abbreviations in the thesis.
Unit 4
Start Writing (2) Writing for the scientific community, types of paper (short communication, original research article, review), the various components for each type, and the content of each component (title, author affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction, material and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, references and bibliography, citation. Ethics in writing, plagiarism, plagiarism checker online. Publishing work: selection of journal, impact factors, h index, following author guidelines, online submission, proofreading of a manuscript, understanding the symbols, reviewing of a manuscript, making corrections, and answering reviewers’ query galley proofreading.
Unit 5
Start Writing (3) Writing research grant proposals, Book reviews, writing mini-profiles of prominent scientists, letters to editors, opinion writing, interview of a scientist, career in scientific writing Unit 6 Presentation Participation in group discussion: Facing an interview; presentation of scientific papers. Process of proofreading a research manuscript; the process of reviewing. Important journals, How to present a research paper/research work in a conference/seminar/workshop, How to defend synopsis/thesis