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• competition for tenure-track • some pressure necessary to
motivate scientists? constantly to sustain a career in academia; faculty increases pressure to publish new work frequently;
Types of scientபைடு நூலகம்fic writing
(newspapers, magazines, blogs...).
Communication needs
Reports, Articles, Proposals, Web Pages. specific technical audience general technical audience Conferences, Lectures, Meetings, Posters.
citations;
Course outline • Lecture 11+12: How to present a
• What is a poster and how do people
poster.
• How to organize your poster; • How to write the text for your
tasks for a scientist (time-consuming, painstaking...)
• Most scientists are poorly trained as
• Scientific publications; • Scientific reports; • Thesis/dissertation; • Grant applications; • Scientific talks and presentations; • Writing in popular media
non-technical audience
The message determines the • A writer should ask 4 questions: medium • What message do I want to
Popular journals
Specialized journals
What is scientific • Reporting of original research in writing? journals;
• A means for scientists to share
research information with one another (review articles, posters, presentations...); research funding (grant applications, defences...); research with the general public
introduction;
Course outline
paper.
Course outline • Lecture 9+10: How to publish a paper:
• Choosing the right journal for your
paper;
• Impact factors, immediacy factors and • How a scientific journal works; • The roles of the editor and referees; • Submitting your paper; • Peer review: how to respond to
• A means for scientists to apply for • A means for scientists to share
What is scientific writing?
Dilemma:
• Writing is one of the most important
However... writers.
presentation;
Course outline
• Lecture 15+16: How to give an
• What makes a good presentation? • What to say and how to say it; • Defining your audience; • Coping with nerves; • How to respond to questions.
• Lectures 3-6: Effective writing (I and II). • “Clear thinking is the key to clear • Rules of scientific writing; • Managing your time effectively; • Literature search, review and citation; • Refining and proofreading; • Common errors to avoid.
scientific talk.
• How does a scientific talk differ from • How to present your data; • How to make your talk exciting; • Examples of good and bad
presentations. a paper?
Course outline • Lectures 1+2: Introduction to scientific
• Outline and objectives of the course; • Introduction to different types of • Principles of scientific writing and
Course details
• Language: English • Teaching assistant: Yingying Wang (
王莹莹), wangyy@
About me
•
Mark Bartlam博士，男，教授，博导， 1995年伦敦帝国理工 学院获理学学士学位，1999年，英国牛津大学获博士学位， 2000年到清华大学结构生物学实验室进行博士后研究， 2003 年为清华大学副教授，2007年起为南开大学生命科学学院特 聘教授。申请人同时还是外专局认证的海外专家，中科院生物 物理所大分子国家重点实验室 客座副教授。
“清晰的思路是写作的关键”
Course aims
• Help you to communicate work
• publications • presentations
more effectively through:
• Help you to think about and plan
research more clearly.
A: Communication
“A naturalist’s life would be a happy one if he had only to observe and never to write” Charles Darwin
“Clear thinking is the key to clear writing”
• Establish professional reputation; • Writing reaches the widest audience; • Professional rewards.
Why is scientific writing important?
• “Publish or Perish” • “Publish and Flourish”
scientific communication (reports, thesis/dissertation, papers, talks, posters, grant applications);
presentation and writing.
presentation (what information to include...);
writing”;
Course outline
• Lecture 7+8: How to write a scientific • How to plan and layout your paper; • Writing a good abstract and • Methods; • Results, discussion and conclusions; • Authorships and acknowledgments; • Getting feedback from others.
effective talk.
Course outline
• Lecture 17+18: Course summary. • Review of what we have learned; • How the course applies to your
• Writing your Master’s dissertation; • Preparing your Master’s defense.
yingyingwang王莹莹wangyynankaieducnaboutmemarkbartlam博士男教授博导1995年伦敦帝国理工学院获理学学士学位1999年英国牛津大学获博士学位2000年到清华大学结构生物学实验室进行博士后研究2003年为清华大学副教授2007年起为南开大学生命科学学院特聘教授
• How to present your data in a • Examples of good and bad posters.
poster;
read them?
poster;
Course outline • Lecture 13+14: How to prepare a
• How to plan and organize your
dissertation and defense;
Course evaluation
• After lecture 10: • write a short review paper on a
subject of your interest (MS Word format).
• After lecture 16: • prepare a short Powerpoint
presentation on a subject of your interest.
• Brings research to completion; • Ethical obligation to funding
sources;
Why is scientific writing important?
About me
•
申请人长期从事与重要病毒及与肿瘤相关蛋白质的结构和功能 研究及新药创制等研究工作，参加及主持国家"973"、"863" 、"重大专项"和"自然科学基金"等多项基金项目。在蛋白质表 达、晶体生长、结构解析，结构与功能关系研究和以结构为基 础的药物分子设计方面积累了丰富的研究经验，得到了大量的 科研成果，迄今已在《Cell》《Nature》《EMBO Journal》 《PNAS》《PLoS Biology》《Nucleic Acids Research》《 Journal of Virology》等国际著名学术刊物上发表SCI论文 110余篇。
Scientific writing and presentation
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University E-mail: bartlam@ Tel: 23502351
Prof. Mark Bartlam
Q: What is the most important skill for a scientist?
Scientific community uses publications to judge the quality of a scientist
• “Publish or perish”: • pressure to publish work
Why is scientific writing important?
motivate scientists? constantly to sustain a career in academia; faculty increases pressure to publish new work frequently;
Types of scientபைடு நூலகம்fic writing
(newspapers, magazines, blogs...).
Communication needs
Reports, Articles, Proposals, Web Pages. specific technical audience general technical audience Conferences, Lectures, Meetings, Posters.
citations;
Course outline • Lecture 11+12: How to present a
• What is a poster and how do people
poster.
• How to organize your poster; • How to write the text for your
tasks for a scientist (time-consuming, painstaking...)
• Most scientists are poorly trained as
• Scientific publications; • Scientific reports; • Thesis/dissertation; • Grant applications; • Scientific talks and presentations; • Writing in popular media
non-technical audience
The message determines the • A writer should ask 4 questions: medium • What message do I want to
Popular journals
Specialized journals
What is scientific • Reporting of original research in writing? journals;
• A means for scientists to share
research information with one another (review articles, posters, presentations...); research funding (grant applications, defences...); research with the general public
introduction;
Course outline
paper.
Course outline • Lecture 9+10: How to publish a paper:
• Choosing the right journal for your
paper;
• Impact factors, immediacy factors and • How a scientific journal works; • The roles of the editor and referees; • Submitting your paper; • Peer review: how to respond to
• A means for scientists to apply for • A means for scientists to share
What is scientific writing?
Dilemma:
• Writing is one of the most important
However... writers.
presentation;
Course outline
• Lecture 15+16: How to give an
• What makes a good presentation? • What to say and how to say it; • Defining your audience; • Coping with nerves; • How to respond to questions.
• Lectures 3-6: Effective writing (I and II). • “Clear thinking is the key to clear • Rules of scientific writing; • Managing your time effectively; • Literature search, review and citation; • Refining and proofreading; • Common errors to avoid.
scientific talk.
• How does a scientific talk differ from • How to present your data; • How to make your talk exciting; • Examples of good and bad
presentations. a paper?
Course outline • Lectures 1+2: Introduction to scientific
• Outline and objectives of the course; • Introduction to different types of • Principles of scientific writing and
Course details
• Language: English • Teaching assistant: Yingying Wang (
王莹莹), wangyy@
About me
•
Mark Bartlam博士，男，教授，博导， 1995年伦敦帝国理工 学院获理学学士学位，1999年，英国牛津大学获博士学位， 2000年到清华大学结构生物学实验室进行博士后研究， 2003 年为清华大学副教授，2007年起为南开大学生命科学学院特 聘教授。申请人同时还是外专局认证的海外专家，中科院生物 物理所大分子国家重点实验室 客座副教授。
“清晰的思路是写作的关键”
Course aims
• Help you to communicate work
• publications • presentations
more effectively through:
• Help you to think about and plan
research more clearly.
A: Communication
“A naturalist’s life would be a happy one if he had only to observe and never to write” Charles Darwin
“Clear thinking is the key to clear writing”
• Establish professional reputation; • Writing reaches the widest audience; • Professional rewards.
Why is scientific writing important?
• “Publish or Perish” • “Publish and Flourish”
scientific communication (reports, thesis/dissertation, papers, talks, posters, grant applications);
presentation and writing.
presentation (what information to include...);
writing”;
Course outline
• Lecture 7+8: How to write a scientific • How to plan and layout your paper; • Writing a good abstract and • Methods; • Results, discussion and conclusions; • Authorships and acknowledgments; • Getting feedback from others.
effective talk.
Course outline
• Lecture 17+18: Course summary. • Review of what we have learned; • How the course applies to your
• Writing your Master’s dissertation; • Preparing your Master’s defense.
yingyingwang王莹莹wangyynankaieducnaboutmemarkbartlam博士男教授博导1995年伦敦帝国理工学院获理学学士学位1999年英国牛津大学获博士学位2000年到清华大学结构生物学实验室进行博士后研究2003年为清华大学副教授2007年起为南开大学生命科学学院特聘教授
• How to present your data in a • Examples of good and bad posters.
poster;
read them?
poster;
Course outline • Lecture 13+14: How to prepare a
• How to plan and organize your
dissertation and defense;
Course evaluation
• After lecture 10: • write a short review paper on a
subject of your interest (MS Word format).
• After lecture 16: • prepare a short Powerpoint
presentation on a subject of your interest.
• Brings research to completion; • Ethical obligation to funding
sources;
Why is scientific writing important?
About me
•
申请人长期从事与重要病毒及与肿瘤相关蛋白质的结构和功能 研究及新药创制等研究工作，参加及主持国家"973"、"863" 、"重大专项"和"自然科学基金"等多项基金项目。在蛋白质表 达、晶体生长、结构解析，结构与功能关系研究和以结构为基 础的药物分子设计方面积累了丰富的研究经验，得到了大量的 科研成果，迄今已在《Cell》《Nature》《EMBO Journal》 《PNAS》《PLoS Biology》《Nucleic Acids Research》《 Journal of Virology》等国际著名学术刊物上发表SCI论文 110余篇。
Scientific writing and presentation
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University E-mail: bartlam@ Tel: 23502351
Prof. Mark Bartlam
Q: What is the most important skill for a scientist?
Scientific community uses publications to judge the quality of a scientist
• “Publish or perish”: • pressure to publish work
Why is scientific writing important?