The Scientific Writing and Communication Workshop will be held on Thursdays at the NCAR Foothills Lab 1-EOL Atrium.
Writing Workshop: 10:00-11:25 (all protégés)
Writing Practicum: 11:30-12:00 (first-year protégés, others most welcome)

>View writing workshop resources from 2007.

Dial in information for off-site proteges
On writing workshop days, dial in at the beginning of the workshop and identify yourself. The group can hear you!
Number to call in: 866-740-1260
Access code: 4972650

Materials handed out on May 30
First principles
What's new

Weekly Writing Assignments and Resources

All protégés must post their weekly assignments to the SOARS/RESESS wiki by noon on Wednesday of each week. Be sure to send draft assignments to your writing mentor well in advance of this deadline.

CR = Craft of Research
MIT = MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication

Week 1: Introduction to the scientific research article
- Writing and Communication Workshop Schedule
Due Thursday, June 5:
- CR: skim chapters 1-3; read more closely chapters 4-6.
- MIT: read chapter 8 and chapter 14.

Resources:
Rolf's notes
Rhetoric of the Research Article
Pragmamtics of Citations
How to write a literature review
Peer Review Feedback Sheet: Literature Review
How to develop a research workplan
Peer Review Feedback Sheet: Research Workplan

Audio file of the writing workshop on June 5: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=oujyrnp3

Week 2: Literature Review & Workplan; research topic title
Due Wednesday, June 11 by noon:
- 3-4 page Literature Review; post on wiki.

Due Thursday, June 12:
- Read Literature Review drafts from your peer review group. -Develop a project work plan with your research mentor; bring 3 copies to workshop
-MIT: read chapter 1
- send (draft) research title/ topic to Rebecca

Resources:
Rolf's notes
Tips on the Peer Review Process
How to write a Research Article Introduction
Peer Review Feedback Sheet: Introductions
Handling the writing process
Tips on Titles

Week 3: Introduction
Due on Wednesday, June 18 by noon:
- Write an introduction to your research article; post on wiki

Due Thursday, June 19:
- Read drafts of introductions from your peer review group.
- CR: read chapters 13-14

Resources:
Rolf's notes
The Rhetoric of the Methods Section
Peer Review Feedback Sheet: Methods Section
Scientific Abstracts

Audio file of the writing workshop on June 19: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=knbcym01

Week 4: Poster preperation
SOARS & RESESS 1st Poster Session Workshop
Due Thursday, June 26:
Read web resources on poster sessions on writing workshop website

Resources:
Rolf's notes
Poster checklist

Audio file of the writing workshop on June 26: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=4ngvmt4k

Week 5: Methods section
Due Wednesday, July 2 by noon:
Write draft of Methods section; post on wiki

Due Thursday, July 3:
- Read drafts of methods sections from your peer review group. -Read Gopen and Swan article
- CR: read chapter 16
- MIT: read chapter 5

Resources:
Results & Discussion
Style in Scientific Writing
Peer review results & discussion

Week 6: Abstracts and Conference Proposals
Due Thursday, July 10:
Consult web resources on conference proposals (e.g. SACNAS website; link on communication workshop website)

Resources:
Navigation devices
How readers read
Visual checklist

Week 7: Oral presentations
SOARS & RESESS Intern Talks
Due Thursday, July 17:
- Prepare and rehearse Oral Presentation
- CR: read chapter 15
- MIT: read chapters 6-7

Resources:
Oral presentation feedback form

Week 8: Resumes/C.V.s and Research Statements
Due Wednesday, July 23 by noon:
- Prepare applications materials for NSF Fellowship; post on wiki

Due Thursday, July 24:
- Read drafts of application materials from your peer review group. - MIT: read chapter 18

Week 9: Results and Discussion
Due Wednesday, July 30 by noon:
- Write results and discussion sections and revise introduction; post on wiki

Due Thursday, July 31:
- Read drafts from your peer review group.
- CR: read chapter 7-11 and 13

Resources:
Final checklist research article

Week 10: Final abstract and research paper
Tuesday, August 5: Hands-On Poster Workshop; posters due to printer by noon

Thursday, August 7: Poster Session and Recognition Celebration

Friday, August 8: Final abstract and research paper due

SOARS Writing Guidelines

General Writing Resources
1. The Writing Studio at Colorado State University
This website offers resources for both students and teachers and guides on both writing processes and specific types of writing. Topics covered range from grammar and style to English as a Second Language; the site includes an extensive set of web links. Note the guide on science writing, which offers useful information on poster sessions.

2. The On-Line Writing Lab at Purdue University
In addition to general coverage of writing issues, the site offers handouts on grammar, English as a Second Language (ESL), scientific writing, editing techniques, etc.

3. Gopen and Swan, "The Science of Scientific Writing"
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jcgs/sci.pdf

Writing Resources in Atmospheric Sciences
1. AMS Author's Guide

2. AGU Editorial Style Guide for Authors and AGU Grammar and Style Guide

Web Resources on Poster Sessions
1. http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/

2. http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/ih_posters.html

3. http://swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

4. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/

5. SACNAS Abstract and Poster Session Resource Page
http://www.sacnas.org/confnew/confclient/presentationResources.asp

Rolf Norgaard
SOARS & RESESS Writing and Communication Workshop Coordinator
(rolf.norgaard at colorado.edu)

Rolf Norgaard (Ph.D. Stanford University) is a faculty member in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he recently served as associate director of the program. He teaches a broad range of courses, with a special focus on technical and professional communication. He has published widely on the rhetorical dimensions of writing instruction in institutional and curricular contexts, information literacy, and writing as a vehicle for civic engagement and ethical inquiry. A regular presenter at national conferences, he is the author of Managing the Partnership between Higher Education and Industry (with Jana Matthews), Ideas in Action: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing (Longman), and most recently Composing Knowledge (Bedford/St.Martin's). In April 2006 he received the Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest campus-wide teaching award.