EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 7 Notes
 

I. Overview of the writing process

II. Formal writing for publication: some key concepts from EFS 698B

Which of the items in II and III are most important to you?

• Style and correctness; convention

• Clarity:           verbal over nominal style

                        main character as subject

                        control of passives

• Cohesion: flow of one idea to the next; given/new structure

• Coherence: logical development of the text, sequence of topics

• Emphasis: important information last

• Concision: eliminate unnecessary elements

• Controlling long sentences--dealing with interruptions; modifiers

OTHER

• The writing process: raising consciousness and increasing efficiency

• Genres:   structure of academic papers; conventions of your individual fields

• Discourse functions

• Abstracts

• Introductions

• Dissertation writing

• Conclusions

III. Other areas (not in 698B)

• Discussion sections

• Figures, tables, appendices

• Titles

• Figures, tables, appendices

• Writing in posters and PowerPoints

        • Other?

IV. A quick discussion of abstracts

• What is the function of an abstract?

• What information should an abstract include?

• Abstract review

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Homework: 

1) Find a good example of a journal article in your field that can serve as a sort of model for you. Fill out the worksheet and be prepared to discuss it next week.

2) Meeting this week is optional--let me know if you want to get together and what you would like to cover.