Join the Journal Club for a 6-week course in scientific writing skills

The Library is running a short course in scientific writing skills for undergraduate students.  

The University Library has developed the course in collaboration with Dr Bernice Wright (Senior Lecturer in Therapeutic Pharmacology, FSE). The course will be run on Friday afternoons from 1 pm to 2 pm, starting on Friday, 27 May 2022, for six weeks and repeats each semester. 

The course is structured into six modules, and students are free to complete any of those modules alone, or they may complete the full course. The modules are:

• Database searching [Week 1, starting Friday 27^th May 2022]
• Critical reading [Week 2, Friday 3^rd June] 
• Report writing [Week 3, Friday 10^th June]
• Presentation skills [Week 4, Friday 17^th June]
• Presentation writing [Week 5, Friday 24^th June]
• Presentation of a research article [Week 6, Friday 1^st July]

Students will not be formally assessed on those modules. You will receive detailed feedback on your performance in acquiring the following skills:

• Database Searching
• Academic Referencing
• Critical reading
• Ability to structure a scientific report
• Understanding of research background [presentation of a research article]
• Understanding of a research problem [presentation of a research article]
• Experimental Design [presentation of a research article]
• Presentation Skills [presentation of a research article]

 The Journal Club is available in 6-week cycles every semester.

 If you're interested in joining, get in touch with the Skills for Learning Manager, Joe Carey (j.carey2@wlv.ac.uk) 

 We look forward to meeting and working with you.

 The Journal Club Team