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Here are the slides I showed in lecture on March 19 summarizing revision needs for your Mod1 reports:
==Neal Lerner==
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[[Media:20_109_IPCPaper_Summary.pdf|IPC Paper Summary Comments for Revision]]
Writing instructor for [[20.109(F09)|20.109]].
Director of Training in Communication Instruction and Lecturer in the [http://web.mit.edu/wac Writing Across the Curriculum] program at [http://web.mit.edu MIT].
Email: nlerner AT mit DOT edu<br />
Office: 14N-234<br />
Phone: 617-452-2939
 
==Presentations==
Here are the slides (in PDF format) we showed in lab and class presentations:
 
Feb. 8/9:  [[Media:20.109_8Feb11.pdf|Overview of Scientific Writing and Rhetoric/Writing Research Articles]]  
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Here are the slides I showed in lab on February 12 and 13 on writing your research article for the first module:
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[[Media:Writing_in20.109_Feb09.pdf|Overview of Scientific Writing and Rhetoric]]
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Also, don't forget to check out the [[20.109(S09):Protein_engineering_research_article]] guidelines.
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==Conference schedule, Spring 2011==
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Monday, March 28th
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*9:00 AM, Huayu Ding
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*10:30 AM, Manuel Legrand
            <li>[http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/tsw/home.htm The Mayfield Handbook]<font size="-3">&nbsp;</font> <font size="-3"><i> </i></font><span class="Verdana11"><br />
*11:00 AM, Shireen Rudina
*11:30 AM, Krithi Sundaram
*12:00 PM, John Chen
*12:30 PM, Paula Trepman
*1:00 PM, Sabina Sood
*2:00 PM, Stephanie Fung
 
Tuesday, March 29th
*10:00 AM, Max Pruner
*10:30 AM, Ryan Keating
*1:00 PM, Anirudh Arun
*2:00 PM, Alexa Schulte
*3:00 PM, Jingxun Chen
*3:30 PM, Lauren Berry
 
Wednesday, March 30th
*10:30 AM, Jessica Liu
*1:00 PM, Micca Hecht
 
 
 
==Resources on Academic Integrity and Writing==
<ul><li>[http://web.mit.edu/academicintegrity/ Academic Integrity at MIT]<br />
                A rich site with examples and instruction on how to cite sources, paraphrase correctly, and avoid plagiarism.</li>
<li>[http://web.mit.edu/uaap/learning/teach/integrity/index.html From MIT's Office of Advising]<br />
Practical tips on avoiding plagiarism and keeping sane @ MIT.
<li>[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ The OWL at Purdue on Plagiarism]<br />
<li>[http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/plagiarism.html Virginia Tech on Plagiarism]<br />
 
<li>[http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/plagiarism_tutorial/research_plagiarism_1.aspx Norton on Plagiarism]<br />
 
<li>[http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/08/intro/ Princeton on Plagiarism]<br />
 
<li>[http://wpacouncil.org/node/9 Council of Writing Program Administrators on Plagiarism]<br />
 
<li>[http://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/cite/index.html Duke University Library on Plagiarism and Documentation]<br />
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==Writing Resources==
The following are helpful places to do further investigation into good writing.
            <ul>
<li>[http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/tsw/home.htm The Mayfield Handbook]<br />
               A rich resource for any scientific writer.</span></li>
               A rich resource for any scientific writer.</span></li>
            </ul>
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               <li>[http://web.mit.edu/writing/ The MIT Writing and Communications Center]<br />
               <li>[http://web.mit.edu/writing/ The MIT Writing and Communications Center]<br />
                 Located in 12-132, the Writing and Communications Center offers free one-to-one instruction on any aspect of writing.</li>
                 Located in 12-132, the Writing and Communications Center offers free one-to-one instruction on any aspect of writing.</li>
            </ul>
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               <li>[http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/the-science-of-scientific-writing/1 The Science of Scientific Writing]<br />
               <li>[http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/the-science-of-scientific-writing/1 The Science of Scientific Writing]<br />
                 A very useful article that analyzes the structure and style
                 A very useful article that analyzes the structure and style
                     of scientific writing.</li>
                     of scientific writing.</li>
            </ul>
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              <li>[http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21OPEN.htm Writing Up Research]<br />
                A fairly comprehensive explanation of the components of the
                    research article from the Asian Institute of Technology.</li>
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              <li>[http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/mschafer/NeuroBiological/neurobiopage.html Writing in the Neurobiological Sciences]<br />
                A scientific writing course from the University of Florida with many useful links.</li>
            </ul>
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               <li>[http://writing.engr.psu.edu/ Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students]<br />
               <li>[http://writing.engr.psu.edu/ Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students]<br />
                   A useful resource on scientific writing from Michael Alley, an engineering education professor at Penn State.
                   A useful resource on scientific writing from Michael Alley, an engineering education professor at Penn State.
                 Includes many examples and additional links.</li>
                 Includes many examples and additional links.</li>
             </ul>
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 17 March 2011

Neal Lerner

Writing instructor for 20.109. Director of Training in Communication Instruction and Lecturer in the Writing Across the Curriculum program at MIT. Email: nlerner AT mit DOT edu
Office: 14N-234
Phone: 617-452-2939

Presentations

Here are the slides (in PDF format) we showed in lab and class presentations:

Feb. 8/9: Overview of Scientific Writing and Rhetoric/Writing Research Articles

Conference schedule, Spring 2011

Monday, March 28th

  • 9:00 AM, Huayu Ding
  • 10:30 AM, Manuel Legrand
  • 11:00 AM, Shireen Rudina
  • 11:30 AM, Krithi Sundaram
  • 12:00 PM, John Chen
  • 12:30 PM, Paula Trepman
  • 1:00 PM, Sabina Sood
  • 2:00 PM, Stephanie Fung

Tuesday, March 29th

  • 10:00 AM, Max Pruner
  • 10:30 AM, Ryan Keating
  • 1:00 PM, Anirudh Arun
  • 2:00 PM, Alexa Schulte
  • 3:00 PM, Jingxun Chen
  • 3:30 PM, Lauren Berry

Wednesday, March 30th

  • 10:30 AM, Jessica Liu
  • 1:00 PM, Micca Hecht


Resources on Academic Integrity and Writing

Writing Resources

The following are helpful places to do further investigation into good writing.