Ocean Sciences

OCEA 295 How to Write a Scientific Article

Designed as a project-oriented writing-intensive course, focused on Earth, ocean, and environmental sciences. Intended for advanced graduate students who have completed some research and are ready to write an article for submission to a journal or other venue. The student is expected to have a dataset in hand, to have already mapped out most of their interpretation, and to be ready to spend most of the quarter preparing a manuscript for submission. The course consists of writing assignments, lectures, class discussions, in-class exercises and peer-review. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students and is by permission of the instructor. Instructor will get information from prospective students to assess whether they are ready to take this class.

Credits

5