How to be an Efficient Writer

The Essentials of Sentence Structure

Opens 19th Sept. 2022 ~ Dr Marina Hurley shows you how to learn how to design clear, straightforward sentences.

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Course curriculum

1. Step 1: Welcome & Course Overview (Video - 9 min)
2. Step 2: Complete the short pre-course survey
3. Step 3: Save the URL for the live one-on-one tutorials (via the 'Live Webinar' platform)
4. Step 4: Familiarise yourself with the 'Support & Troubleshooting Guide'
5. Step 5: Familiarise yourself with the Tutorial Group
1. Overview: What is covered in Module 1
1. Lesson 1: How the course works (Video - 9 minutes)
1. Lesson 2: The essentials of writing clear science (Video - 12 minutes)
2. M1.2 Identify Plain English (EXERCISE and HANDOUT)
3. M1.2 EXERCISE ANSWERS, FEEDBACK & EXAMPLES Identify plain English (PDFs)
4. M1.2 Define Your Aim (EXERCISE)
5. M1.2 Define Your Aim (EXERCISE ANSWERS, FEEDBACK & EXAMPLES)
1. Lesson 3: How to manage the writing process (Video - 14 minutes)
1. Overview: What is covered in Module 2
1. The essentials of clause structure - LECTURE (Video 10 minutes)
2. Further examples (Video 5 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - FILLABLE pdf)
3. Identify Sentence Clauses EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. Common Problems with Sentence Structure (Video 9 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - WORD)
2. Identify Sentence Structure Problems EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. How to reduce, combine and restructure your sentences (Video 18 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - WORD)
2. How to reduce, combine and restructure your sentences EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. Overview: What is covered in Module 3
1. Common problems with punctuation - LECTURE (Video 5 minutes)
1. How to use commas (Video 10 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - PDF)
2. Punctuating with commas EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. How to use colons and semi-colons (Video 6 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - PDF)
2. How to use colons and semi-colons EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. How to punctuate your sentences (Video 11 minutes) and Writing Exercise (Download - PDF)
2. How to fix ambiguous writing with punctuation EXERCISE ANSWERS (PDF - Download)
1. Course Wrap-up and Additional Resources (Video 8 minutes)
2. Key Course Documents
3. Further Reading & Resources
4. Complete the Course Evaluation Survey
5. Request a Course Completion Certificate
6. Congratulations! You have completed the course!

About this course

Free
35 lessons
3.5 hours of video content

Writing Clear Science

The Essentials of Sentence Structure

Course curriculum

Welcome & Course Overview

Module 1: Introduction

Module 1 - Lesson 1: How the course works

Module 1 - Lesson 2: The essentials of writing clear science

Module 1 - Lesson 3: How to manage the writing process

Introduction to Module 2: The Basics of Sentence Structure

Module 2 - Lesson 1: The essentials of clause structure

Module 2 - Lesson 2: Common problems with sentence structure

Module 2 - Lesson 3: How to reduce, combine and restructure your sentences

Introduction to Module 3: The essentials of Punctuation

Module 3 - Lesson 1: Common problems with punctuation

Module 3 - Lesson 2: How to use commas

Module 3 - Lesson 3: How to use colons and semi-colons

Module 3 - Lesson 4: How to punctuate your sentences

Module 3 - Lesson 5: Course recap and additional resources

About this course