1. Writing, Reading, Reviewing C344

2. Types of Literature Not all literature is the same Letters and Notes differ from Articles – Short, quick announcements (one figure) – Keys are timeliness and brevity – Tend to follow IMRAD, but not formal – Abstract may be replaced by first paragraph – Less data, less review – Journalistic in style: “announcement” Your team formal report will be in this style

3. Reading Papers Use knowledge of conventions to read faster Don’t read in order Depends on degree of background knowledge Titles, headings, abstracts Figures and Tables Read critically

4. Evaluation Peer review Revision process Must be suitable for audience Importance of research, originality, analysis of previous literature, approach to experimental design, sound conclusions and interpretations, relevance, clarity of presentation, reproducibility Writing in the Sciences, Penrose and Katz

5. Writing Papers Now that you have gone through the writing process, let’s discuss it: How do you write? – Order of writing? – Decisions of inclusion – Concerns? – How will you improve?

6. Pointers for Improvement BE ON TIME!!! Abstract – Make sure you have one – Follow IMRAD Introductions – You did pretty well – Take it up to the next level by incorporating the most recent literature

7. Pointers for Improvement Results and Discussion – Make good choices with Tables and Figures – Avoid lists of data Experimental – General procedures section – Data format Conclusions Supplemental

8. Pointers for Improvement References – Formatting is ok, but if you had a problem, change it! – Citation of webpages is not wrong, but does not count as a citation of primary literature – MUST USE JOURNALS TO WHICH WE HAVE ACCESS – Plagiarism revisited

9. Ethics Academic Misconduct – Fabrication – Falsification – Plagiarism Types of Plagiarism—Figure 3.4 in Writing in the Sciences – Direct plagiarism of words without quotes and citation – Mosaic—taking ideas and scattered words without credit – Paraphrase—restating ideas in own words without citation – Insufficient acknowledgment—unclear citation that does not allow reader to know what is original and what is borrowed

10. Future Papers Good news—most students only improve When you turn in your next paper, you must return paper 1 – We are looking for improvement – If you make the same mistake, you will receive double the point deduction