Note: During the Covid-19 pandemic, I am teaching all courses online, via Zoom or other online course delivery service. When the pandemic is over, I will return to classroom teaching.
This writing course is limited to University of Bern students, faculty, and staff, with access to the ILIAS course registration system.
University of Bern students, faculty, and staff with access to the ILIAS course system may register for this event.
Many scientists find writing a challenging task. This course is designed to integrate writing for publication into the scientific process. It approaches writing a paper”…
University of Bern students, faculty, and staff with access to the ILIAS course system may register for this event.
University of Bern students, faculty, and staff with access to the ILIAS course system may register for this event.
A 3-day course for medical researchers who must publish their articles in English. An organized, modular method of paper writing designed for non-native English speakers who have finished data collection and analysis. Makes writing easier by integrating it into the scientific process.
An introduction to the basic components of scientific papers written in the IMRaD format. Learn how to read and write scientific papers.
Outlining is a useful skill, scientific work for 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.
A 4-day workshop that takes students through every step of writing a medical research paper, including responses to reviewers and revision.
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.
This course offers a set of evidence-based rules for writing clear and consistent Methods and Results sections. It encourages writers and gives you the tools to start writing Methods sections early in the research process, and to incrementally build Results sections that match your methods. Designed for medical researchers or clinicians who must write articles, reports, or who wish to submit grant applications.
Many medical researchers and clinicians find writing the Discussion the most complicated and challenging part of writing a scientific paper. This course offers you clear, evidence-based rules for writing your Discussion, so you are always sure what belongs in this section (and what does not). It breaks the Discussion down to the paragraph level and explain the function of each paragraph.
