1. Scientific Communication Structure of a research report  Opening material  Title page  Abstract  Introduction  Why was the research worth doing?  Description of the problem  Discussion of related research  Methods  Subjects / participants  Procedure  Materials / apparatus  Design

2. Scientific Communication Structure of a research report, con’t  Results  Describe in words  Describe in numbers  Describe in statistics  Discussion  Meaning of the results  Closing material  References  Appendices

3. Writing Techniques Style  The importance of clarity  Sentence construction  Short vs. long sentences  How to shorten sentences  Should parts of sentences be similar to other parts of sentences?  Parallel construction  First person versus third person writing  Terminology  The use of jargon  Ways of dealing with jargon

4. The Writing Process The “Hourglass” structure Notes  Write down results, and what study means in real world Organization  Methods of organization  Separate sheets of paper or outlines Drafts Rewriting