Scientific writing practice

Prof. Markus Fischer

The course consists of discussion of the homework, followed by lecture-type introductions to the scientific and linguistic issues of the day, followed by exercises.

Topics to be covered:
1
- Why, where, and how to publish;
- the structure of a manuscript
homework:
- write structure of your ms

2
- methods section
homwework
- write it

3
- results section including tables and figures
homework
- write it

4
- discussion section
homework
- write it

5
- abstract and formal issues
homework
- finalise your ms

6
- reviewing ("self-test of consistency of ms")
homework
- check your ms resp. check another one

7
- submission, revising, resubmission, including considerations of journal scopes, impact factors, audience to be addressed

Type: course
Number of participants: maximum 15
Location: Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences, Altenbergrain 21, room 80 (5 min walk from station)
Schedule: 7 dates of x 3h each, every second week. Starting date: 25th of February from 2-5pm. The 6 following dates will be planned during the course, according to the teacher and participants availability. The course ends in the last week of May.
Personal work: Before attending the course you should have done your analysis and have a clear idea of what the results look like. Participants should come with their tables and figures results ready, when possible.
ECTS: 2

Deadline: January 31st

The course is full!!!

Elisa Piaia
Coordinator of the Inter-University
Doctoral Program in Ecology and Evolution
Biophore building
University of Lausanne
Tel: +41 (0)21 692 4244
Fax: +41 (0)21 692 4165
E-mail: elisa.piaia(at)unil.ch