Scientific Writing: Towards Organization and Motivation

With discipline and commitment, scientific writing is a skill that can be learned and mastered.

In this workshop, we will develop a set of "how-to" strategies for writing journal articles and theses and increase your writing productivity.

Day One Topics

• Common challenges and misunderstandings in scientific writing
• How to organize the flow of information
• The sections of a scientific article
• The stages of the writing process
• Different types of writers
• Techniques and software available to increase writing productivity

Day Two Topics

• Clear scientific writing
• Motivational tools to increase writing productivity
• How to reduce self-sabotage behaviours
• Team work with co-authors and supervisors

Learning outcomes

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• handle the typical challenges associated with scientific writing
• describe the structure of a scientific article
• assess sections of an article for clarity
• create a writing schedule that works for you
• begin writing part of your next journal article or your thesis
• use strategies to increase your writing productivity