390.711.02
Biomedical Writing II
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Clinical Investigation
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Sarah Poynton
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
390.710
Introduces the process of writing peer-reviewed research papers and provides a brief overview of grant proposal writing. Emphasizes a logical organization, clear writing, and an understanding of readers' and reviewers' expectations. Students prepare selected sections of a first draft of a research paper based on their own research, and they receive feedback on their drafts through in-class discussion and written comments from the instructor.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Construct a peer-reviewed research paper and a brief overview of grant proposal writing
- Demonstrate logical organization, clear writing, and an Discussing of readers’ and reviewers’ expectations
- Describe the content that reviewers expect to see in each of the main sections of a peer-reviewed biomedical research paper
- Produce a first draft of a research manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed biomedical journal
- Critically analyze and revise a draft of a biomedical research paper to improve its organization and style
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
max of 2 non-GTPCI students
same as 390.711.01; This section, .02, is held in Carnegie 321