Scientific Writing Training Course
Prof. Steve Quarrie
University of Belgrade, Serbia
6th-10th October, 02:00 PM- 06:00 PM
Aula A, Plesso Polifunzionale
Parco Area delle Scienze, 59/A
The objectives of this course are to provide post-graduate students with an
appreciation of the skills needed to carry out good quality scientific research
and communicate it effectively in various written forms.
Sections of the course
Basics of good quality research.
What research is all about, considering all the factors, search for the truth, hypothesis
testing, the research cycle, principles of experimental design, reducing the errors, data
quality control.
Scientific writing skills.
Recognising whether you have good quality science, different types of scientific papers,
impact factors, journal instructions for authors, how to sell your science,
recommendations for Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, different ways of
presenting data, Discussion, the abstract, improving the English, the refereeing process.
Poster presentation skills.
Points to consider for posters, identifying the pros and cons of different poster styles,
information to put in a poster, identifying what makes a good poster.
Please
contact
Prof.
Steve
Quarrie
(steve.quarrie@gmail.com,
steve.quarrie@ncl.ac.uk) for further information on this course.
Course handouts and supporting electronic material will be available.
Course organized by Prof. Nelson Marmiroli (Coordinator of the PhD in
Biotechnology and Biosciences, Dept. of Life Sciences, Univ. of Parma )