WRI 205 - SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Professional Writing

Description:

This course offers a workshop-based introduction to writing in and about the physical, life, and social sciences. Students will analyze and produce science writing in a variety of genres for specialist and non-specialist audiences, including formats such as science journalism for a public readership, journal articles and oral conference presentations, research proposals and grant applications. In doing so, students will become familiar with the rhetorical, organizational, and stylistic conventions of professional science writing in a variety of contexts, with a special emphasis on the place of narrative in effective scientific communication.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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