Unit 2: The scientific community

Communicating with scientific communit

Completing a Material Transfer Agreement

Language

Methods

Online Forums

-Academic Journals
-Conference
-Online Forum or Science Blog
-Science Magazine
-Science Book
-Newspaper

depends on:

-The purpose of why are we writing
-The reader who we are writing to

-Ask questions
-Say the problem
-Thank the reader

Writing a critical review

questions to be answer about:

Results:
-What were the main finding?

Method:
-What variables were investigated?
-Who/What was studied?
-What procedure was used?

Introduction:
-Why is this research relevant?
-What was the hypothesis?

Discussion:
-How did the authors interpreted the results?

Extract

-Includes main points
-Summarize the research
-Gives an evaluation

Material Transfer Form

is based on:

Section A:
-Recipient Researcher
-Recipient Institution and adress
-Provider Researcher
-Material Name
-A serie of question and answer about the materials


Section B:
-Lay summaryof what the material is and what it will be used for.