SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: LSC 212 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the practices and principles that produce both strong scientific arguments and writing that is clear, easy to interpret, and enjoyable to read. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use the elements of story to engage scientific audiences and to structure both written and oral communications. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the purpose and structure of various genres of scientific writing, such as grant proposals and journal articles, and what readers expect from each. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the common barriers to effective science communication and apply practices for overcoming them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate their writing and the writing of others, and use best practices for giving constructive, respectful feedback during peer review. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Integrate knowledge of the principles of effective communication with new technical skills to write and speak about aspects of their own research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the practices and principles that produce both strong scientific arguments and writing that is clear, easy to interpret, and enjoyable to read. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use the elements of story to engage scientific audiences and to structure both written and oral communications. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the purpose and structure of various genres of scientific writing, such as grant proposals and journal articles, and what readers expect from each. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the common barriers to effective science communication and apply practices for overcoming them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate their writing and the writing of others, and use best practices for giving constructive, respectful feedback during peer review. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Integrate knowledge of the principles of effective communication with new technical skills to write and speak about aspects of their own research. Audience: Graduate