"	Physics 598 PEN Communicating Physics Research Spring 2022 The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. Albert Einstein, Physics and Reality, 1936

Physics 598PEN Syllabus

Physics 598 PEN - Course Syllabus - Spring 2022

(Syllabus is subject to change!)

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Week	Date	Lectures	Homework Assignments	Assignments Due	Writing Workshop	Reading	Zoom/Video
1	Jan 21	Course Introduction; Persuasive Science Communication	Assignment 1: 1-page Research Topic paper		WW0		Zoom Link Video Recording
2	Jan 28	Journal Club Presentations; Journal Club Presentation Template	Assignment 2: Journal Club Presentation/Referee Report		WW1 (Solutions) Scientific Writing Tips WW1: Coherent Paragraph Structure	Paragraphs Writing Cohesive Paragraphs	Zoom Link Video Recording
3	Feb 4	The Scientific Publication Process Writing Referee Reports		Assignment 1 Due	WW2 (Solutions) WW2: Writing Short Sentences	"Why Did You Accept My Paper" paper	Zoom Link Video Recording
4	Feb 11	Writing Abstracts and Introductions	Assignment 3: Research Topic Abstract and Introduction w/ References	JC Paper Selection Due	WW3 (Solutions) WW3: Making Verbs Work	Verb Usage	Zoom Link Video Recording
5	Feb 18	Giving Better Science Talks Effective Scientific Posters			WW4 (Solutions) WW4: Avoiding Ambiguous Pronouns	Ambiguous Pronouns "Rethinking Design of Presentation Slides" Poster "Stump" Speeches Effective Scientific Posters Scientific Poster Example/Template	Zoom Link Video Recording
6	Feb 25	Methods and Results Sections of Scientific Papers Displaying Scientific Data	Assignment 4: Research Methods and Results w/ Figures	Assignment 3 Draft Due Referee Report Due	WW5 (handout)	Figures and Captions Graphing Resources	Zoom Link Video Recording
7	March 4	20-Minute Journal Club Presentations: Rohit Chandramouli Gwendolyn Chee Rachel Nguyen Caroline Owen	Assignment 5: 20-Minute Research Presentation (Optional)	Referee Report Due	WW6 WW6: Writing an Editor Cover Letter		Zoom Link Video Recording
8	March 11	20-Minute Journal Club Presentations: Tahereh Mozafarishamsi Azel Murzabekova Carissa Skye Sonali Srivastava		Assignment 3 Final Due	WW7 (solutions) WW7: Removing Questionable Qualifiers		Zoom Link Video Recording
	March 18	Spring Break
9	March 25	20-Minute Journal Club Presentations: Brian Doolittle Kelsey Luo Chenghao Zhang			WW8 (solutions) WW8: Avoiding "There is..." Sentences		Zoom Link Video Recording
10	April 1	Physics 598 Proposal Assignment Writing Scientific Proposals Effective Project Summaries	Assignment 6: Scientific Proposal	Assignment 4 Draft Due	WW9 (solutions) WW9: Three Preposition Rule	Physics 598 PEN Proposal Cover Sheet "What Words Are Worth" paper	Zoom Link Video Recording
11	April 8	Proposal Review Process CVs for Proposals Preparing a Proposal Budget			WW10 (solutions) WW10: Parallel Construction	Celia's CV template NSF-style CV template NIH-style CV template	Zoom Link Video Recording
12	April 15	20-Minute Journal Club Presentations: Ganesh Ananthakrishnan Nathan Arnold Alex Deich Danielle Woods		Proposal Project Summaries Due	WW11 WW11: Misplaced Modifiers	Only	Zoom Link Video Recording
13	April 22	20-Minute Journal Club Presentations: Shraddha Agrawal Nina Bielinski Yu-Ching Chen Hung Tan Yiqi Xie		Proposal Due Proposal Review Form Proposal Review Assignments	WW12 WW12: Ambiguous Four Letter Words	With Need Like	Zoom Link Video Recording
14	April 29	Phys 598PEN Proposal Panel Review		Assignment 4 Final Due			Zoom Link Video Recording