Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Scientific Writing Seminar
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish,
Teaching staff
Introduction
This seminar will teach the students how to write scientific articles, from literature reviews to different types os studies.
Pre-course requirements
Graduate in Dentistry.
Objectives
The main purpose of this seminar is to teach students how to write and structure scientific articles in English and Spanish.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
To be able to summarize all the relevant information in an abstract.
To get knowledge of the different parts that compose a scientific article and the information to be included in each part.
To be familiar with the Harvard and Vancouver referencing systems.
To gain fluency in scientific writing in English and Spanish.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Students will be able to write a scientific article in an appropiate manner, which will subsequently facilitate their publication.
Syllabus
1. Different types of scientific articles: literature reviews, systemtic reviews, meta-analysis, observational studies and intervention studies.
2. How to write a title and an abstract.
3. Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. What information should be included in each of these parts depending on the type of study?
4. Scientific writing in English.
Bibliography and resources
Jay Katz M. From research to manuscript. A guide of scientific writing.
Needleman IG. A guide to systematic reviews. J Clin Periodontol 2002; 29: 6-9.