Scientific Writing Course

MaP Doctoral School is offering a new course on 'Scientific Writing' in fall 2024. It is taught by Dr. Réka Mihálka.

This course helps doctoral students gain guided first-hand experiences about the scientific writing process. Working in groups, participants work through the phases of planning, drafting, revising, and publishing a paper. Relying on a combination of online tailor-made materials (about verb forms, sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, conciseness, etc.) and in-class tasks (identifying a target journal, outlining, writing with AI-based tools, corresponding with editors, etc.), we focus on making the writing effective and the process efficient. Between workshops, participants work on their texts and provide feedback to each other while being coached by experts. At the end of the course, they receive expert feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their manuscript.

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the course, participants will be able to

• negotiate responsibilities with co-authors,
• outline an article,
• search for literature and extract information from papers with AI-based tools,
• draft and revise a manuscript,
• provide constructive peer review, and
• navigate the submission process.

Competencies

• Analytical competencies
• Media and digital technologies
• Project management
• Communication
• Cooperation and teamwork
• Negotiation
• Self-awareness and self-reflection
• Self-direction and self-management

2 ECTS credit points are awarded upon completing the course.