University of Bern

Outlining is a useful skill for organizing your scientific work into papers or presentations and is especially helpful for writing in English. The outlining process begins long before the article is written, and helps scientists keep track of completed and pending writing tasks. This course demonstrates the use of the outline function of your word processor, SciFlow and other templating applications to structure and continuously revise the format of your paper (or other scientific documents) from first steps to final revisions.

This course is designed to address common problems faced by non-native speakers who write medical papers in English. It demonstrates a clear method for building powerful, organized English paragraphs that will convey findings and ideas to readers. Participants will read and analyze paragraphs, and draft and edit their own, and will leave the course with a plan to ensure that their English writing continues to improve.