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| Date | Topics | Notes | Background info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan |
Course overview Writing habits Searching the literature Reference management |
WOS
search tips Google Scholar tips |
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| 15 Jan |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No class |
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| 22 Jan |
Structuring a proposal Using a message box Writing an abstract |
de Vries’ proposal recipe
Message Box Nature abstract |
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| 29 Jan |
Manuscript life cycles Authorship & contributions Manuscript structure |
Weltzin et al
(2006) Liboiron et al (2017) Cooke et al (2021) |
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| 5 Feb |
Choosing a journal & author guidelines Writing a cover letter Supplementary material & reproducibility |
Taylor & Francis
cover letter Marwick et al (2018) Cooper & Hsing (2017) Dubious journals Oviedo-Garcıa (2021) |
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| 12 Feb |
Reviewing a manuscript/proposal Author responses & rebuttals |
Silbiger &
Stubler (2019) Clements (2020) Gerwing et al (2020) Taylor & Francis Guide BES Guide |
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| 19 Feb |
President’s Day No class |
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| 26 Feb |
Scientific presentations Creating a website Blogs & social media |
Installing
Git Website via Markdown Bik & Goldstein (2013) Bik et al (2015) Shiffman (2018) |
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| 4 Mar |
Student presentations of proposals |
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