Clarity, diction F 9/11: draft of personal statement due 3 M 9/14 Scientific communication Reading and writing journal articles: library research Analysis of research articles: audience and purpose Analysis of research articles: IMRAD Reader expectation theory Greene: Chapters 1-5 Penrose & Katz, Ch 1: Science as a Social Enterprise: CANVAS W 9/16: Final documents for Portfolio 1 are due 4 M 9/21 Analysis of research articles: presentation of data, use of tables, charts and graphs Peer editing: edit analysis of research articles Critical analysis of scientific article: CANVAS F 9/25: First draft of analysis of research article due: peer editing 5 M 9/28 Genre of the review article Conferences Conferences Elements of style for journal articles: CANVAS Greene: Chapters 6-9 6 M 10/5 Writing a review article: Identifying trends and patterns Introducing new information Penrose & Katz, Ch 5, Reviewing prior research: CANVAS W 10/7 First draft of grid for review article due F 10/9 First draft of results section of review article due 7 M 10/12 Interpreting findings and drawing conclusions Annotated Bibliography Ethics in Scientific Communications Greene: Chapters 10 and 11 W 10/14 First draft of results section due F 10/16 First draft of annotated bibliography due F 10/16 8 M 10/19 Communicating science to the general public Accommodating to the general audience Penrose & Katz, Ch 8, Communicating with public audiences: CANVAS M 10/19: First draft of Discussion section of review article due
9 M 10/26 Audience analysis Peer editing: popular press article Communicating with non-scientific audiences in professional contexts Purpose, audience analysis: CANVAS M 10/26: First draft of introduction and abstract due F 10/30: Final documents for Portfolio 2 are due 10 M11/2 Rhetorical strategies in Public policy: peer editing, public policy Value of science in public policy: CANVAS M 11/2: First draft of article for general public is due F 11/6: First draft of public policy memo due 11 M 11/9 Research Proposals: Audience, background and methodology, reviewer evaluations Research proposal: CANVAS F 11/13: First draft of research proposal due 12 M 11/16 Planning final projects: form groups, create project plans F 11/20: Final documents for Portfolio 3 due 13 M 11/23 Composing posters/presentations: role of conferences, audience, methods of presentations, use of graphics, anticipating counter arguments 14 M 11/30 Planning, work group Presentations M 11/30: First draft final project planning documents due 15 M 12/4 Presentations M 12/4: Final 16documents for Portfolio 4 due 16 M 12/7 Portfolios You will create 4 portfolios of your writing assignments including notes, drafts, worksheets, outlines, peer reviews, and photocopied articles – keep the documents organized, dated and labeled. You will hand in ALL of those documents in your final portfolio. Each portfolio will receive a grade based on how well it demonstrates that you collected and analyzed information and produced drafts and revisions that take into account the feedback that you received on drafts and your own process of critical thinking. Portfolio 1: Preparing a professional application Personal statement, cover letter, resume or CV Portfolio 2: Communicating complex information Analysis of research article, review article, annotated bibliography Portfolio 3: Analyzing published research and translating for diverse audiences Research proposal, public policy memo, and article for general public