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Graduate students (and scientists in general) require to present ideas, and prove their correctness of their work. Well, science itself is a system for accumulating reliable knowledge. It can be in a form of scientific paper, journal, or transaction. This is the purpose of "refereeing" or an attempt to that the results are trustworthy, and for sure, high-quality work. It consists of the arguments, experiments, proofs, validations, - to support our results (and our proposed ideas). Not to mention the thesis - which is a collection of deep explanation of a single problem. *sigh* I can conclude - to excel as a researcher, scientist, and academia, the ability to write well is a key. It underpins the knowledge growth. Yes, from my experience, to be competent in scientific writing can only be learnt while working with other good scientists.
(yes, this (above) explains me!)
*source: PhD comics.com
The myth: we are required to use sharp, and nice words. But, there is a catch. Many doctoral students (especially me) do not write well. It makes sense since the skills required for scientific discovery, and writing are two world apart. I agree, describing our research is less "entertaining" than actually doing it (could not agree more!). But, again the vicious cycle continues. No matter how good our results are, it will be only accepted once they are published. It means, if they're not published, hell no- and it is far cry from being confirmed. We have to write well to challenge skepticism, and harsh comments. So, good writing is a crucial part of the process of good knowledge expansion and sharing. Okay, that's cruel!
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(btw, the wordy expression of "it is frequently the case that.." is not accepted in scientific writing. We should use "often" instead of that fancy phrase. So, scientific writing is not that difficult after all! *sorry (^_^) - in denial). Tip? - make it accurate and clear, and not a poem. :-)
Pakcik said: Did i tell you how to explain my methods to the public? It is even worse that I imagined!
Graduate students (and scientists in general) require to present ideas, and prove their correctness of their work. Well, science itself is a system for accumulating reliable knowledge. It can be in a form of scientific paper, journal, or transaction. This is the purpose of "refereeing" or an attempt to that the results are trustworthy, and for sure, high-quality work. It consists of the arguments, experiments, proofs, validations, - to support our results (and our proposed ideas). Not to mention the thesis - which is a collection of deep explanation of a single problem. *sigh* I can conclude - to excel as a researcher, scientist, and academia, the ability to write well is a key. It underpins the knowledge growth. Yes, from my experience, to be competent in scientific writing can only be learnt while working with other good scientists.
(yes, this (above) explains me!)*source: PhD comics.com
The myth: we are required to use sharp, and nice words. But, there is a catch. Many doctoral students (especially me) do not write well. It makes sense since the skills required for scientific discovery, and writing are two world apart. I agree, describing our research is less "entertaining" than actually doing it (could not agree more!). But, again the vicious cycle continues. No matter how good our results are, it will be only accepted once they are published. It means, if they're not published, hell no- and it is far cry from being confirmed. We have to write well to challenge skepticism, and harsh comments. So, good writing is a crucial part of the process of good knowledge expansion and sharing. Okay, that's cruel!
......
......
(btw, the wordy expression of "it is frequently the case that.." is not accepted in scientific writing. We should use "often" instead of that fancy phrase. So, scientific writing is not that difficult after all! *sorry (^_^) - in denial). Tip? - make it accurate and clear, and not a poem. :-)
Pakcik said: Did i tell you how to explain my methods to the public? It is even worse that I imagined!
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