Biology 791C - S-Writing for Graduate Student

This course introduces students to principles of clear writing based on understanding how English is read. Grammar is fixed but the placement of information is variable. The course will show students how to find the relevant information within a sentence and paragraph, and once found, how to place that information so that it is optimally accessible to the reader. The course will also treat the structure and content of a scientific journal article, and graphic design.

Open to graduate students only. . If you are interested in the course, please email Tobias Baskin (Baskin at umass dot edu) your cv and a one paragraph self introduction. In your introduction, please indicate your current status (department or program, year, degree sought, mentor) and tell me something about yourself and about why you want to take the class.