WritinG a sCientifiC PaPer steP by steP

Writing a scientific paper
step by step
Objectif général
Public
Intervenant(s)
This workshop is
designed for non-native
speakers. A good level
of understanding and
speaking is needed.
This writing workshop
is project-based: you
will work on your own
publication project
using your existing
data.
Martha Boeglin
(PhD-Philosophie).
www.scriptoria.org
(scientific writing
workshops).
Compétences
By the end of this workshop, participants will understand that writing a scientific paper is above all a matter of organisation.
They will gain confidence in their own ideas and know how to effectively plan, write and edit their own writing, emphasising
the main novelty of their research.
Programme
It addresses 2nd and
3rd year PhD Students.
Ce module s’adresse à
des doctorants ayant
un article à rédiger.
To learn how to efficiently communicate scientific ideas and results in writing.
info +
Workshop in english.
Modalités
Durée : 3 jours
(une journée par
module).
Contact
Service Insertion Professionnelle
01 69 15 55 90
[email protected]
Overcoming writer’s block:
- Coping with writing anxiety
- The dangerous method: trying to write it right the first
time
- Writing process presentation
- Getting thoughts down on paper
Avoiding plagiarism:
- Rephrasing of an author’s ideas in new words
- Critical analysis of a scientific article
- Taking notes on research articles
Developing a concept:
- Why publish?
- What to publish?
- Where to publish?
Preparing a research project:
- Getting started
- Asking the right questions
- Creating a thesis statement
- Preparing an outline
Putting words down on paper:
- Dividing a research paper into manageable parts
- Collecting idea-techniques
- Strategies for quickly writing the first draft
Expanding the outline:
- Coherence and logic in argumentative writing
- Conciseness: methods of eliminating wordiness
- Strategies for improving sentence clarity
Catching your reader’s attention:
- The title - accurate, informative, attractive
- Choosing appropriate key words
- The first impression: the abstract.