Academic Writing - Why is it important?

Welcome to my short course on Academic Writing. There will be four lectures. This is part 01 of lecture 01.

Schedule:
Lecture 01 - Introduction to Academic Writing
1.1. What is academic writing? Why is it important? -
1.2. How academic writing is different then popular/creative writing? -
1.3. Types of academic writing and their structures -
1.4. Common myths about academic writing -

Lecture 02 - Starting to Write
2.1. Selecting research topic.
2.2. Brief description of conducting research.
2.3. How to take notes and why is it important in writing?
2.4. Where and which section to start writing from?
2.5. Specific tips on writing each section

Lecture 03 - Editing and Finalizing
3.1. What to look for while editing the manuscript?
3.2. How to avoid unintentional double meaning?
3.3. Formatting tables and figures.
3.4. What goes in the manuscript and what to put in supplementary information?

Lecture 4 - Thousand things to remember
4.1. Choosing a journal
4.2. Reference management
4.3. Ethics in writing and publishing
4.4. Peer review process
4.5. Article publishing process

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