Course content

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

Learning outcome

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

Knowledge:

• Disciplinary-specific oral and writing communication
• The structure of an article - the necessary parts and order
• Techniques for getting your message across to your reader
• Language use in Scientific articles
• Difference between, abstract, poster, scientific writing, popular science, op-ed articles

Skills:

• Academic Writing skills
• Response - giving and receiving related to writing and oral presentation
• Learn about the publication process - find the right Journal for publication

General competency:

• Find relevant calls for grant writing.
• Able to write grant proposal

Learning 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. Between the course blocks, participants should send their work to the instructor for additional feedback and follow-up. The course will not be held if the total number of attending students is below 5 participants.

Compulsory assignments

• Draft of scientific paper
• Send elogs to course leader

Recommended previous knowledge

Participants should have finished 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 primarily open to PhD candidates who are members of the Norwegian Research School of Global health. Registration through NRSGH webpage: https://www.ntnu.edu/nrsgh/nrsgh8004. It is also open to others PhD Candidates in medicine and health sciences.

The maximum number of participants is 16. Applicants who already have a draft of their manuscript will be given priority.

Contact: Elin Yli Dvergsdal - elin.y.dvergsdal@ntnu.no

Course materials

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

Credit reductions