Week

Date

Lectures

Homework Assignments

Assignments Due

Writing Workshop Assignment

Reading

1

Jan 22

Course Introduction;
Persuasive Science Communication

Assignment 1:
1-page Research Topic paper

WW0

2

Jan 29

Getting Started If You Hate to Write (cme)
Journal Club Presentations;
Journal Club Template (cme)

Assignment 2:
Journal Club Presentation/Referee Report

WW1
(solutions)

3

Feb 5

Organization of a Scientific Paper: Writing Abstracts and Introductions; Referencing

Assignment 3:
Research Topic Abstract and Introduction w/ References

Assignment 1 Due

WW2
(solutions)

Paragraphs

4

Feb 12

Scientific Presentations;
Publication Process/Refereeing

JC Paper Selection Due

WW3
(solutions)

Verb Usage

5

Feb 19

Methods and Results Sections of Scientific Papers; Displaying Scientific Data

Assignment 4:
Research Methods and Results w/ Figures

Assignment 3 Draft Due

WW4
(in class handout)

Figures and Captions


Graphing Resources

6

Feb 26

20-Minute Journal Club Presentations:
Bill Evans
Leah Moldauer
Brian Wolin

Referee Report Due

WW5
(solutions)

Introductory Commas

7

March 4

20-Minute Journal Club Presentations:
Yunju Chang
Mohammad Kabir
Hojun Kim
Woowon Lee
Hyunkyu Moon

Assignment 5:
20-Minute Research Presentation

Referee Report Due

WW6 (solutions)

Ambiguous Pronouns

8

March 11

20-Minute Journal Club Presentations:
Eli Chertkov
Brendan McGann
Yu-Tsun Shao
Mohammed Sheikh
Keong Yong

Assignment 3 Final Due

WW7 (solutions)

9

March 18

Assignment 6:
Scientific Proposal

Assignment 4 Draft Due

WW8 (solutions)

Physics 598 PEN Proposal Cover Sheet

March 25

SPRING BREAK

10

April 1

Proposal Review Process; CVs for Proposals; Writing Budgets for Proposals

20-Minute JC Presentations:
Jahan Claes
JiYoung Kim
Peter Knapp

Assignment 7:
Final Research Paper

WW9 (solutions)

NSF-style CV template

NIH-style CV template

11

April 8

20-Minute Research Presentations:
Yu-Tsun Shao

Proposal Project Summaries Due

WW10
(solutions)

12

April 15

20-Minute Research Presentations:
Jahan Claes
Mohammad Kabir
Kyungwook Min
Leah Moldauer
Brian Wolin

Assignment 4 Final Due

WW11 (solutions)

Only

13

April 22

Proposal Due
Proposal Review Form

Proposal Review Assignments

WW12 (solutions)

With
Need
Like

14

April 29

Final Paper Due by May 15