HRP 214: Scientific Writing

Instructor:

Kristin Sainani

kcobb@stanford.edu

Office: T211, HRP Redwood Building

Office hours: By appointment

Webpage: www.stanford.edu/~kcobb

TA:

Rebecca Gilsdorf

gilsdorf@stanford.edu

Office hours: By appointment

Schedule:

Tuesdays 3:15-5:00pm, T138 HRP Redwood Building

Syllabus:

• Syllabus 2-units
• Syllabus 3-units

Lectures:

• Jan 10, 2012: What makes good writing?
• Jan 17, 2012: News writing
• Jan 24, 2012: Sentences
• Jan 31, 2012: Paragraphs and organization
• Feb 7, 2012: Bringing it all together
• Feb 14, 2012: Methods, results, tables and figures
• Feb 21, 2012: Abstract, introduction, discussion
• Feb 28, 2012: Wrap-up of scientific manuscripts and overview of grants
• March 6, 2012: Post-publication

Homework:

• Homework 1 (due Jan 17)
• Homework 2 (due Jan 24)
• Homework 3 (due Jan 31)
• Homework 4 (due Feb 7)
• Homework 5 (due Feb 14)
• Homework 6: Peer edits, Letter to the Editor assignment (due Feb 21)

Optional Reading:

• Guest authorship, ghostwriting, and Vioxx (JAMA); Read letters to editor also!