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PDF copies of application forms for AuthorAID small grants 2017 (first set)
PDF copies of application forms for AuthorAID small grants 2017 (first set)
AuthorAID small grants - Frequently Asked Questions
AuthorAID small grants - Frequently Asked Questions
Presentation:Two Presentations on Writing Clubs
Two PowerPoint presentations: one on the writing clubs at the University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine, and one more generally on writing clubs as a means to promote productivity and quality in research writing.
Book:"The Pathway to Publishing: A Guide to Quantitative Writing in the Health Sciences"
Openly accessible guide by medical epidemiologist Steve Luby and scientific writing specialist Dorothy Southern. 115 pages. Based on experience teaching public health scientists in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also largely applicable to scientific writing in other disciplines.
Presentation:Questions and Answers on Poster and Oral Presentations
Presentation from workshop at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Faculty of Medicine.
Presentation:Preparing Winning Poster and Oral Presentations
PowerPoint presentation on basics of preparing effective poster presentations and oral presentations.
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Writing a Journal Article Reporting Research
This kit consists of nine modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- The Structure of Journal Articles
- Titles and Authors
- Writing an Abstract
- Citing References
- Writing the Introduction
- Writing the Methods Section
- Writing the Results Section
- Preparing Tables and Figures
- Writing the Discussion Section
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Preparing to Write a Journal Article
This kit consists of three modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- Deciding When and Where to Submit a Paper
- Defining the Focus and Contribution of Your Paper
- Using Journals' Instructions to Authors
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Foundations of Research Writing
This kit consists of three modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- Approaching a Writing Project
- Ethical and Other Issues in Research Writing
- Writing in English as a Foreign Language
Course:"Scientific and Technical Writing"
The course will help you:
- Conduct and plan your publication project by identifying necessary activities and resources
- Identify information sources, access the required information, and manage your reference list with appropriate software
- Apply the basic rules of scientific and technical writing, organize and support your arguments, structure and illustrate your points
- Choose the right journal in which to publish and follow the stages to submit an article to a journal
- Write a technical extension document: technical data sheet, technical manual, posters
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Disseminate and promote your scientific publication
Duration: 31 hours
Publication Date: June 2016"
Self-paced course from FAO. Collaborators included INASP. Adapted from a course in French.