This module concentrates on how to put ones works in writing for a scientific audience to read. We focus on both style (how to write) and structure (how to organize the manuscript).
This module will help you do the following:
Use any text editor of your choice for the content draft. Please avoid using fonts, font effects, and typefaces for anything other than distinguishing between "notes to self" and actual intended content of the report. Leave headers as separate lines of text between paragraphs for now.
For figures, try to get high-DPI PNG files. Good, free tools to convert images include
Submission deadline: by Session 7.
Submitted material: a single PDF file containing the first draft of the written report.
Write a first draft of the project report. For any sections that do not yet exist, place the corresponding header, and underneath it, include a note in red text that describes the intended content and the estimated date of completion. Remember to include a bibliography. Please use any spelling, grammar, and style tools you wish, but mention each of them clearly in an acknowledgements section of the document. Note that no generic style tool will guarantee a proper scientific style — you will need to think of the phrasing yourself.
Rubric: at most one point per each of the following elements
Include at least one table and one figure with appropriate captions into the draft. If needed, use fake data as a placeholder and leave a note in red text to indicate that the true data is pending at present. Note that each table and figure must have a properly placed, coherent caption and it must be internally referred to within the text body.
Rubric: at most two points for a table (0 = no table, 1 = an adequate table, 2 = an excellent table) and at most two points for a figure (0 = no figure, 1 = an adequate figure, 2 = an excellent figure).