Scientific Writing and Communication in Astronomy

3 credits · Undergraduate credit

The purpose of the course is to train students for some of the communication tasks required of practicing researchers. Students are taught approaches for writing abstracts, papers, proposals, meeting posters, policy documents, as well as oral presentation techniques. This procedure includes analyzing the audience and purpose for the writing, selecting and organizing material, constructing an argument, and preparing and editing the text itself. There is a strong emphasis on practice in both writing and oral communications.