From Research to Publication: A Step-by-Step Guide to Technical Writing
In this course, provided in collaboration with the IEEE Professional Communication Society, learners will be exposed to writing methods, expectations, and traditions used for creating technical, scientific journal articles, or reports in English. The course provides deep overviews, discussing the traditional format and expectations of a technical or scientific article, such as for IEEE journals. Participants will be provided with a plethora of additional materials to further hone their skills beyond the introduction in this course, including ways to use Generative AI to the best advantage.
What you will learn:
- Techniques for writing and editing technical English
- Organizing and troubleshooting within the writing process
- Understand what a technical or scientific paper is and is not
- Ability to see a research or technical article’s predictable patterns of communication
- Comprehend the pattern of ILMRaDC for research and technical papers (Intro, Lit Review, Methods, Results, and Discussion/Conclusions)
- Understand issues of authorship and team authorship
- How to curate your own professional voice
- Identify a promising research question to research
- Curate list possible publishing houses, journals, or other reputable homes for the work
Who Should Attend: People writing their first academic technical journal article, including graduate students, undergraduate students, early career professionals, and subject matter experts who don’t usually write in this genre. People looking for a refresher course on how to write an academic technical journal article.
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor
Dr. Traci Nathans-Kelly
Dr. Nathans-Kelly is Director, Engineering Communications Program at Cornell University College of Engineering, Ithaca, New York, USA. Her area of specialization is in engineering, business, scientific, and technical communication with a focus on presentations. She has a special interest in social justice and techquity issues, along with online teaching modalities. She has worked with practicing professional engineers, technical experts, scientists, business leaders, and related field experts for over 30 years, helping them to strengthen their abilities to become impactful contributors in their organizations. Nathans-Kelly is very active in IEEE, where current work includes co-authoring the “IEEE English for Technical Professionals” course for the IEEE Learning Network, committee commitments in several IEEE sectors, and serving on the Board of Governors for IEEE ProComm. She also served as the editor for the IEEE Professional Communication book series for Professional Engineering Communication, with 12 books on the shelves for the series.
Publication Year: 2025
ISBN: 978-1-7281-7892-9