·        General introduction to scientific writing (or how this is different from the way many of
           you were taught to write in English class)
 

·        The goals of scientific writing
 

·        The elements of a scientific article
 

o   Title
 

o   Abstract
 

o   Introduction
 

o   Methods and materials
 

o   Results
 

o   Discussion
 

o   Figures and Figure Captions
 

o   Acknowledgements

 

·        How I approach writing a scientific article (the “process”)
 

·        Guidelines for improving a favorable review of your manuscr!pt
 

·        Tips for improving your scientific writing abilities