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Unit 1
1.1 Introduction; principles of effective writing (11:26)
1.2 Examples of what not to do (7:54)
1.3 Overview, principles of effective writing (8:16)
1.4 Cut the clutter (15:25)
1.5 Cut the clutter, more tricks (4:42)
1.6 Practice cutting clutter (9:54)
1.7 Demo edit of student essay (optional) (24:18)
Unit 2
2.1 Use the active voice (15:23)
2.2 Is it really OK to use “We” and “I” (8:43)
2.3 Active voice practice (5:10)
2.4 Write with verbs (12:09)
2.5 Practice examples (29:17)
2.6 A few grammar tips (10:28)
2.7 Demo edit 2 (optional) (20:34)
Unit 3
3.1 Experiment with punctuation (41:00)
3.2 Practice, colon, and dash (9:27)
3.3 Parallelism (7:55)
3.4 Paragraphs (24:19)
3.5 More paragraph practice (21:02)
3.6 A few more tips (11:48)
3.7 Demo edit 3 (optional) (23:03)
Unit 4
4.1 More paragraph practice (16:55)
4.2 Overview of the writing process (10:18)
4.3 The pre-writing setup (15:30)
4.4 The Writing Step (9:36)
4.5 Revision (8:19)
4.6 Checklist for the final draft (19:35)
4.7 Demo edit 4 (Optional) (20:44)
Unit 5
5.1 The original manuscript (41:49)
5.2 Results (15:27)
5.3 Methods (10:22)
5.4 Introduction (28:53)
5.5 Discussion (22:27)
5.6 Abstract (12:14)
Unit 6
6.1 Alternatives to Original Research (28:25)
6.2 Authorship/Acknowledgement/References (10:02)
6.3 The Submission Process (17:49)
6.4 Interview with Dr. Bradley Efron (14:51)
6.5 Interview with Dr. George Lundberg (27:25)
6.6 Interview with Dr. Gary Friedman (23:10)
Unit 7
7.1 Plagiarism (23:19)
7.2 Ghostwriting and Guest Authorship (10:48)
7.3 Conflicts of Interest/Disclosure (8:51)
7.4 Reproducible research and the changing publication landscape (10:52)
7.5 Demo Edit #1, Assignment 1 (20:56)
7.6 Demo Edit #2, Assignment 1 (17:48)
Unit 8
8.1 How to do a peer review (28:48)
8.2 Communicating with journalists and the lay public (16:02)