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390.711.01
Biomedical Writing II

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Clinical Investigation
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

390.710

Description
Introduces the process of writing peer-reviewed research papers and provides a brief overview of grant proposal writing. Emphasizes a logical organization, clear writing, and an understanding of readers' and reviewers' expectations. Students prepare selected sections of a first draft of a research paper based on their own research, and they receive feedback on their drafts through in-class discussion and written comments from the instructor.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Write a high quality biomedical research paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal
  2. Demonstrate logical organization, clear and effective writing, and an understanding of readers’ and reviewers’ expectations
  3. Describe the content that reviewers expect to see in each of the main sections of a peer-reviewed biomedical research paper
  4. Demonstrate the ability to edit texts, figures and tables for content, form and style
  5. Critically analyze, and recommend revisions to, a draft of a biomedical research paper written by a peer, to improve its organization and style
Multiterm
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
max of 2 non-GTPCI students