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72506-01 - Lecture: Scientific Writing Clinic: How to Efficiently Plan, Assemble, Write, and Finalize a Scientific Article (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Thomas R. Ward (thomas.ward@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | 1) How to plan your research and the resulting paper 2) How to assemble a paper outline 3) Figures, Schemes, Tables and Captions 4) Organizing Text around Figures and Tables 5) Writing skills: Chemist’s English is not SMS English (a. Introduction, b. Results and Discussion, c. Outlook, d. Abstract, e. Supporting Information: care for the detail) 6) Adapting your style to your audience 7) Citation Ethics 8) Literature 9) Identifiying reviewers 10) Care for the Detail 11) AI-assisted writing, writing aids 12) Where to submit a manuscript 13) Accompanying Letter 14) Correcting a manuscript 15) Responding to reviewers 16) Practical exercises with feedback |
| Bibliography | 1) W. Strunk Jr, E. B. White: The Elements of Style, Macmillan Publishing 2) J. S. Dodd ed.: The ACS Style Guide, a Manual for Authors and Editors. Available under: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/book/10.1021/acsguide 3) R. Schoenfeld: “The Chemist’s English: Say It in English”, Wiley VCH 4) R. S. Covey: “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” Simon and Schuster 5) R. Hoffmann et al.: “Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 10962 |
| Comments | Access to Rosental 1060, room 7.48 only via gate BPR 1047, Mattenstrasse 24a. Students of the University of Basel have to register on services.unibas.ch for an access to the Rosental until 9 September 2024. |
| Course application | Register on services.unibas.ch Registration until 9 September 2024 for access to the Rosental campus. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 13.15-16.00 | Campus Rosental 1060, Seminarraum 7.48 |
Dates
| Modules |
Doctorate Chemistry: Recommendations (PhD subject: Chemistry) Module: Mixed Topics (Master's Studies: Chemistry) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Continuous evaluation as well as one final paper to be turned in at the end of the semester (J. Am. Chem. Soc., communication format). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Chemie |