II. Session 1: Getting Started

Aim of the session I:

This session will introduce you to the importance of publication and overall skeleton of a research manuscript. A good and attracting title and introduction section will influence the reader to read or NOT your entire manuscript. The editor of the journal will decide whether or not your manuscript will undergo to further review or subject for rejection.

Content of session 1: Getting Started

• Why publishing
• Structure of the manuscript
• Title Page
• Abstract structure
• Authorship
• Getting started and Introduction section of the manuscript

Unit Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the session, you will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of publishing and different structures of abstracts, requirements of authorship,
2. Write a good title page and attracting the introduction section of the manuscript.

What students are expected to do (Tasks):

Purpose: To learn how to develop a good title and the introduction section which are the foundation of the manuscript, you are invited to do the following:

Preparatory research:

• Download presentations of session 1 of scientific communication course: this will strengthen knowledge of identification of good and bad title, understand the TOPIC requirement
• Watch video on the introduction section of the manuscript and describe the 6 components of an introduction section

Read references below:

Learning resources:

• Powerpoint presentations note Online-Scientific Comm-Session 0 
• Lundberg GD. How to write a medical paper and get it published in a good journal. Medscape General Medicine 2005;7:36 
• http://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume2/v2i5/howto.htm (How To Write A Scientific Paper)
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626472/: How to write a scientific manuscript for publication