Online Short Course on Scientific Writing

SEAT CAPACITY: 30 (Thirty) Seats Only.

STARTING DATE: 01 February 2026

NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 05 (Five) in Total.

LEARNING MEDIUM: Online (Zoom online meeting)

GOAL: This workshop is designed to enable participants with practical scientific writing skills to confidently turn a thesis or existing research or raw data into a journal-ready manuscript, mastering the distinct language and style required for publication in line with international guidelines.

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

The workshop has been designed in such a meticulous way that -

• Participants will be guided towards effective scientific writing

• participants will practice writing the separate components of an article and

• participants will master process of writing different components according to International guidelines 

EXPETED OUTCOME

The outcome for participants to develop a manuscript and comprehend publishing process 

LEARNING FROM THE COURSE

1. Turn your research idea into a well-structured scientific manuscript

2. Write clearly and confidently following the journal appropriate writing principals

3. Choose the suitable journal without confusion

4. Enhance your chance for publication in peer-reviewed indexed journal

WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE COURSE?

Those who have a research idea or data but feel stuck, confused, or overwhelmed by writing 

COURSE FEE: BDT 5,000 ONLY./- REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 30 Jan 2026 [Early Bird Discount of BDT 1,500/- up to 10 Jan, 2026]. ENROLMENT ON FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS [30 seats ONLY] 

COURSE SCHEDULE

Day 1: 01 February 2026

20:00-22:00 Inauguration and Orientation Program

Day 2: 07 February 2026

20:00-20:15 Objectives of the workshop

20:15-20:30 Pre-Assessment (Individual work)

20:30-21:00 From Introduction to Conclusion: IMRaD Overview Rhetorical Moves from  “They Say/I Say” Elements of Writing Style – Principle 1, 2 and 3 (Presentation)

21:00-21:15   Practical Exercise on Principles of Scientific Writing (Group work)

21:15—22:00 Paragraph Structure and use of transition words (Presentation)

Day 3: 14 February 2026

20:00-20:10 Discussion on previous session

20:10-20:40 Developing Research Questions and Defining Specific Aims (Presentation)

20:40-21:00 Writing Scientific Objectives (Presentation)

21:00-21:30 Elements of the Introduction Section (Group work)

21:30- 21:45 Practical exercise on writing Introduction Sections (Presentation)

21:45 –22:00 Focus on the Methods Section (Group work)

Day 4: 21 February 2026

20:00-20:10 Discussion on previous session

20:10-20:40 Focus on Results Sections (Presentation)

20:40-21:00 Practical Exercise on Results (Group work)

21:00-21:40 Focus on Discussion including Strengths and Limitations (Presentation)

21:40-22:00 Practical exercise on Discussion (Group work)

Day 5: 28 February 2026

20:00-20:10 Discussion on previous session

20:10-20:30 Writing Conclusion (Presentation)

20:30-20:50 Abstracts and Titles; Key Highlights and keywords (Presentation)

20:50-21:10 Practical Exercise on writing Abstracts (Group work)

21:10-21:45 How to respond to reviewers (Presentation)

21:45-22:00 Closing remark