斯坦福大学科学写作课

斯坦福大学在 Coursera 网站上有一门《Writing in Sciences》的公开课，由 Kristin Sainani 博士讲授。该课程主要是讲述写作的风格和写作过程，包括：减少混乱、用强的、主动语气的动词，停顿，并列，段落编辑，写作过程，非常不错。

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完成时间为 2 小时

Unit 1 introduces the course and reviews key principles of effective writing. In particular, you will practice cutting clutter from writing.

7 个视频 （总计 79 分钟）

• 1.1: Introduction; principles of effective writing11分钟
• 1.2: Examples of what not to do6分钟
• 1.3: Overview, principles of effective writing6分钟
• 1.4: Cut the clutter17分钟
• 1.5: Cut the clutter, more tricks4分钟
• 1.6: Practicing cutting clutter9分钟
• Demo Edit 1 (Optional)23分钟
• 1 个练习
• Unit 1 Homework1小时

周2

Unit 2 focuses on writing with strong, active verbs. Lessons include how to: write in the active voice; avoid turning verbs into nouns; choose strong verbs; and get to the main verb of a sentence quickly.

7 个视频 （总计 87 分钟）

• 2.1: Use the active voice16分钟
• 2.2: Is it really OK to use “We” and “I”5分钟
• 2.3: Active voice practice5分钟
• 2.4: Write with verbs8分钟
• 2.5: Practice examples20分钟
• 2.6: A few grammar tips10分钟
• Demo Edit 2 (Optional)20分钟
• 1 个练习
• Unit 2 Homework1小时

周3

Unit 3 reviews how to vary sentence structure and write strong paragraphs. You will practice using the dash, colon, semi-colon, and parentheses, as well as writing well-organized and concise paragraphs.

8 个视频 （总计 105 分钟）

• 3.1: Experiment with punctuation28分钟
• 3.2: Practice, colon and dash6分钟
• 3.3: Parallelism5分钟
• 3.4: Paragraphs9分钟
• 3.5: Paragraph Editing I13分钟
• 3.6: Paragraph Editing II11分钟
• Module 3.7: A few more tips7分钟
• Demo Edit 3 (Optional)22分钟
• 1 个练习
• Unit 3 Homework1小时

周4

Unit 4 reviews the writing process. I will give you tips for making the writing process easier, more efficient, and more organized.

7 个视频 （总计 81 分钟）

• 4.1: More paragraph practice16分钟
• 4.2: Overview of the writing process7分钟
• 4.3: The pre-writing step11分钟
• 4.4: The writing step7分钟
• 4.5: Revision5分钟
• 4.6: Checklist for the final draft12分钟
• Demo Edit 4 (Optional)20分钟
• 1 个练习
• Unit 4 Homework3小时