Scientific writing course in Global Health

By the end of the course, participants should be well on the way to producing a draft of their research paper. In addition, they will learn more about the writing and publication process.

The course covers themes that promote knowledge about the writing process in connection with publishing scientific articles in relevant journals:

Knowledge:

• Disciplinary-specific oral and writing communication
• The structure of an article - the necessary parts and order
• Techniques for getting your message across to your reader
• Language use in Scientific articles
• Difference between, abstract, poster, scientific writing, popular science, op-ed articles

Skills:

• Academic Writing skills
• Response - giving and receiving related to writing and oral presentation
• Learn about the publication process - find the right Journal for publication

General competency:

• Find relevant calls for grant writing.
• Able to write grant proposal

The course consists of lectures and activities in small groups and pairs, as well as individual writing time and one-to-one feedback from the instructor. Between the course blocks, participants should send their work to the instructor for additional feedback and follow-up. The course will not be held if the total number of attending students is below 5 participants.