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  • Tuesday, April 8, 2014; 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Overview of the course; A Writer’s Algorithm, manuscript intro, and drafting abstracts.

    Course overview: The Writer's Algorithm; Homework: 3 paragraph manuscript intro.

    Faculty:  Amy Markowitz

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Prospectus:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.CourseOverviewAJM-1 File

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekOneAJM File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 1, 3, and 14

    • Assignment:

      SUBMIT PRIOR TO CLASS VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR SURNAME AND HW#1 IN THE SUBJECT CLAUSE (amymarkowitz@gmail.com)

      The title of a manuscript (or presentation) that you have completed or are working on, and the 3-paragraph introduction.

  • Tuesday, April 22, 2014; 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Anatomy of an Abstract: Preparing, focusing, and shortening abstracts.
    Anatomy of an Abstract: Preparing, focusing, and shortening abstracts; Homework: Abstract for upcoming meeting/conference.

    Faculty:  Amy Markowitz

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekTwoAJM File
    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekTwoElevatorPitch File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 2, 4, and 11; Elevator Speech Materials

    • Resources:

    • ElevatorPitch1-pageTemplate File

    • Assignment:

      SUBMIT PRIOR TO CLASS VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR SURNAME AND HW#2 IN THE SUBJECT CLAUSE (amymarkowitz@gmail.com)

      An abstract prepared according to the submission guidelines of the annual meeting of a professional society in your field, and the first one or two introductory slides from its related talk.

       In class we will draft elevator speeches – a 3-minute presentation of who you are and what you do.

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2014; 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture:  Results: The difference between data and information; use of tables and figures.

    Results and Discussion: The difference between data and information; use of tables and figures; Homework: present the same data two ways.

    Faculty:  Richard Grant

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.GRANTWeekThreeAJM File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8

    • Assignment:

      SUBMIT PRIOR TO CLASS VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR SURNAME AND HW#3 IN THE SUBJECT CLAUSE (amymarkowitz@gmail.com)

      Create a table and a figure, using the same data, from your manuscript or presentation; Discussion of Final Project.

  • Tuesday, May 20, 2014; 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Discussion: persuasive writing to bring home the implications; The sequelae: managing reviews

    Responding effectively to reviews: understanding the review process, revising the substance and form, writing the Response to the Editor letter.

    Faculty:  Amy Markowitz

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekFourAJM File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapter 13

    • Assignment:  No Assignment

  • Tuesday, June 3, 2014; 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lecture: Preparing and delivering a talk; making slides; dealing with anxiety and questions 

    Preparing and delivering a talk; making posters and slides; dealing with anxiety and questions; Final Project: Poster or Slide Deck for upcoming meeting/conference.

    Faculty:  Warren Browner

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014WeekFiveBROWNER.AJM File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 11, 12

    • Assignment:

      SUBMIT PRIOR TO CLASS VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR SURNAME AND FINAL PROJECT IN THE SUBJECT CLAUSE (amymarkowitz@gmail.com)

      Final assignment due (details will be discussed in class on May 6)