Module 1: Understanding the elements of an effective research paper

• Welcome to the course
• About this course
• The structure of a research paper
• What makes an effective research paper
• Strategies to write an effective research paper
• Overview of the strategies for writing an effective research paper
• Narrative tools and research papers – how they work together
• Principles of scientific writing style
• Key points about the strategies for writing an effective research paper
• Module summary

Module 2: Applying narrative tools to your research paper

• Introduction
• The key message
• The audience
• The story arc
• Steps to develop your story arc
• The evidence
• Module summary

Module 3: Using the principles of scientific writing style for your research paper

• Introduction

Informative writing

• Introduction to informative writing
• Pitfalls that can undermine the informativeness of your research paper
• Master the basics of informative writing
• Take informative writing to the next level
• Apply the key points of informative writing to your research paper

Concise writing

• Introduction to concise writing
• Pitfalls that can undermine the conciseness of your research paper
• Master the basics of concise writing
• Take concise writing to the next level
• Apply the key points of concise writing to your research paper

Well-structured writing

• Introduction to well-structured writing 
• Pitfalls that can undermine the structure of your research paper
• Master the basics of well-structured writing
• Take well-structured writing to the next level
• Key takeaways for ensuring well-structured writing

Engaging writing

• Introduction to engaging writing
• Pitfalls that can undermine the engaging of your research paper
• Master the basics of engaging writing
• Take engaging writing to the next level
• Key takeaways for writing engagingly
• Module summary

Module 4: Writing your paper section by section

• Introduction
• Tools to help you plan and write the sections of your paper

The methods section

• The purpose of the methods section
• What to include in the methods section
• How to structure the methods section
• The specific writing style of the methods section
• Common pitfalls in the methods section
• Key points about writing the methods section

The results section

• The purpose of the results section
• What to include in the results section
• How to structure the results section
• The specific writing style of the results section
• Common pitfalls in the results section
• Key points about writing the results section

The discussion section

• The purpose of the discussion section
• What to include in the discussion section
• How to structure the discussion section
• The specific writing style of the discussion section
• Common pitfalls in the discussion section
• Key points about writing the discussion section

The conclusion section

• The purpose of the conclusion section
• How to structure the conclusion section
• The specific writing style of the conclusion section
• Common pitfalls in the conclusion section
• Key points about writing the conclusion section

The introduction section

• The purpose of the introduction section
• What to include in the introduction section
• How to structure the introduction section
• The specific writing style of the introduction section
• Common pitfalls in the introduction section
• Key points about writing the introduction section
• Module summary

Module 5: Finalising your research paper for submission

• Introduction
• Assemble an appealing title
• Compose an effective abstract
• Revise your paper before submission
• Module summary
• Course summary