Detailed Outline of the course Date Class # Description Exercises Projects Week 1 Tuesday6 Jan 1 Introduction, background research (slides) handout Ex. 1: Write 2 paragraphs Thursday8 Jan 2 Reading and organizing material (slides) Handout on Efficient Reading Ex. 2 Reading for content (Ex 1 due) Week 2 Tuesday13 Jan 3 Online searching; making the most of the library (slides) (Ex. 2 due) Ex. 3 Comment on an Article Proj. 1: annotated bibliography assigned Thursday15 Jan 4 Core rules of writing (slides) (Ex. 3 due) Proj. 2: 1 page summary of a paper assigned Week 3 Tuesday20 Jan 5 Core rules (continued). LaTeX (slides) Thursday 22 Jan 6 Mechanics: Spelling, grammar, punctuation (slides) Ex 4: Revise a paragraph Week 4 Tuesday27 Jan 7 Mechanics (continued). (Ex 4 due) Proj. 1 due Thursday29 Jan 8 Math, style, figures and other stuff (slides) Ex. 5: Revise math (LaTeX source) Proj. 2 due Proj 3: Prepare 5-minute talk Week 5 Tuesday3 Feb 9 continue with style, figures and other stuff . Ex. 6: Find and fix a sentence. (omitted) Thursday5 Feb 10 Examples, citations, call-outs, reference lists (slides) Tim Sheard's 5-minute talk (slides) (Ex 5 due) Proj 5: First paper Week 6 Student 5-minute talks to be delivered this week Tuesday10 Feb 11 Structure of a paper (slides) Ex. 7: Rewrite paragraphs from Proj 1. Thursday12 Feb 12 Writing process and organization (slides) Ex. 8: Critique an Abstract (Proj 5 outline due) Week 7 Tuesday17 Feb 13 Ethics (slides) (Ex 7 due) Thursday19 Feb 14 Ethics (continued). Guest speaker on conference papers. Ex. 9: Shorten Paragraphs (omitted) (Ex 8 due) Proj 4: Revise Proj 2 summary (Proj. 5 due) Week 8 Tuesday24 Feb 15 Writing conference papers (slides). Proj. 4 due Schedule 15-minute talks Proj 7: Second paper Thursday 26 Feb 16 Writing conference papers (continued) Figures (slides). Ex 10: Create a graphic Week 9 Tuesday3 Mar 17 Writing journal papers and theses. (slides) (Ex 10 due) (Proj 7 Outline due) Thursday5 Mar 18 Preparing presentation materials. (slides) Ex 11: Critique a draft Proj. 6: Prepare 15-minute talk Week 10 Tuesday10 Mar 19 Delivering a talk (slides) (Ex 11 due) Thursday 12 Mar 20 Reviewing and refereeing (slides). Proj. 7 final paper due Finals Week Presentations of 15-minute Talks
Class #
Description
Exercises
Projects
Week 1
Tuesday6 Jan
1
Introduction, background research (slides) handout
Ex. 1: Write 2 paragraphs
Thursday8 Jan
2
Reading and organizing material (slides)
Handout on Efficient Reading
Ex. 2 Reading for content
(Ex 1 due)
Week 2
Online searching; making the most of the library (slides)
Ex. 3 Comment on an Article
Thursday15 Jan
4
Core rules of writing (slides)
(Ex. 3 due)
Week 3
Tuesday20 Jan
5
Thursday 22 Jan
6
Week 4
(Ex 4 due)
Proj. 1 due
Thursday29 Jan
8
Math, style, figures and other stuff (slides)
Ex. 5: Revise math (LaTeX source)
Proj. 2 due Proj 3: Prepare 5-minute talk
Tuesday3 Feb
9
continue with style, figures and other stuff .
Ex. 6: Find and fix a sentence. (omitted)
Thursday5 Feb
10
Examples, citations, call-outs, reference lists (slides)
Tim Sheard's 5-minute talk (slides)
(Ex 5 due)
Proj 5: First paper
Tuesday10 Feb
11
Structure of a paper (slides)
Ex. 7: Rewrite paragraphs from Proj 1.
Thursday12 Feb
12
Week 7
Tuesday17 Feb
(Ex 7 due)
Thursday19 Feb
14
Ethics (continued). Guest speaker on conference papers.
Ex. 9: Shorten Paragraphs (omitted)
(Ex 8 due)
Proj 4: Revise Proj 2 summary
(Proj. 5 due)
Week 8
Writing conference papers (slides).
Proj. 4 due
Schedule 15-minute talks
Proj 7: Second paper
Thursday 26 Feb
16
Writing conference papers (continued) Figures (slides).
Ex 10: Create a graphic
Week 9
Tuesday3 Mar
17
Writing journal papers and theses. (slides)
(Ex 10 due)
(Proj 7 Outline due)
Thursday5 Mar
18
Preparing presentation materials. (slides)
Ex 11: Critique a draft
Proj. 6: Prepare 15-minute talk
Week 10
Tuesday10 Mar
19
Delivering a talk (slides)
(Ex 11 due)
Thursday 12 Mar
20
Reviewing and refereeing (slides).
Proj. 7 final paper due