NRSGH Scientific Writing Course in Global Health - NTNU

NRSGH Scientific Writing Course in Global Health - NTNU

The aim of the course is to facilitate PhD students in developing their scientific writing, mostly for writing articles for journals.

The course is a 4-day course comprising a 2-day session with a weekend in between. Then the participants convene again for a final 2-day session. It will be taught in Trondheim this autumn 2023, respectively December 7-8 and December 14-15. In order to allow for travel to Trondheim the same day, the first day session start 10 am to 5 pm and second day 8:15 am to 3 pm. It is possible to return on the last day.

The course is a combination of lectures and group, pair and individual activities – all of which are directly related to the participants’ own writing. Between sessions, the participants are required to keep in contact with their instructor through e-mails, chat or Zoom meetings. The course will constitute 3 ETCS and need 80% presence. All course activities are mandatory and participants must have a presentation at the end of the last teaching block. Assessment is “passed/ not passed”. Course code: NRS8004 Scientific writing  

Nancy Eik-Nes will be responsible for the course and Parichehr Afzali will assisting.

Registration  Deadline for registration November 1.

 

Recommended previous knowledge:

Participants should have completed a literature search and data analyses for a scientific paper. They should have also completed a draft of part of an article that they can work on during the course.

Required previous knowledge:

The course is open to PhD candidates who are participating in the Program for Global Health, Public health or other relevant topic. The maximum number of participants is 16. Applicants who already have a draft of their manuscript will be given priority.

Academic content:

The course covers themes that promote knowledge about the writing process in connection with publishing scientific articles in relevant journals:

  • Disciplinary-specific communication – both oral and written
  • The structure of an article – the necessary parts and order
  • Techniques for getting your message across to your readers
  • Techniques for getting your message across to your listeners
  • Language use in scientific articles
  • Response – giving and receiving
  • The publication process

Course material:

Participants must bring a copy of a published primary research article published in a recognized journal – preferably from a journal they would like to publish in. (NOTE: The participants must NOT be one of the authors of the published article.)

They should also bring a draft of an article (or part of an article) that they can work on during the course. Both of the texts should also be sent to the course instructor one week before the course commences.

Other material will be handed out during the course.

Recommended reading: Nygaard, Lynn (2015). Writing for scholars. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget

Teaching methods and activities:

The course consists of lectures and activities in small groups and pairs, as well as individual writing time and one-to-one feedback from the instructor. After the course, participants can send their work to the instructor for additional feedback and follow-up.

Learning outcome:

By the end of the course, participants should be well on their way to producing a draft of their research paper. In addition, they will have learned more about the writing and publication process and oral presentation of their projects.

 

 

Illustration of hands writing

Hands writing. Illustration.