Publishing papers while keeping everything in balance: Practical advice for a productive graduate school experience

Hotaling, Scott

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“…Publishing during graduate school has become increasingly necessary for candidates seeking academic jobs (Hotaling, 2018 ; Hatch & Skipper, 2016 ), and involvement in the publication process is a worthwhile investment of time, as it demonstrates an individual’s research productivity to potential employers (Bartowski et al, 2015 ; Lei & Chuang, 2009 ). Yet, Belcher ( 2009 ) noted, “many graduate students outside of the sciences receive little training in performing the most important task of their careers: writing for publication” (p. 190).…”

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Learning by Doing: Student & Faculty Reflections on a Collaborative Model for Conducting and Publishing Mixed Methods Research in a Graduate Course

2022

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Due to time constraints and faculty resources, one-semester research methods courses, especially mixed methods, often do not result in meaningful student-produced work that contributes to scholarly literature. As publishing increasingly becomes expected for graduate students, instructors may seek ways to incorporate publishing opportunities into course curriculum. This case study presents one instructor’s collaborative teaching and publishing model along with graduate student feedback and recommendations for reproducibility of the course model. The model described in the course-based research model vignette was designed to give students practical experience working with raw data, presenting preliminary findings, navigating the IRB process, drafting a manuscript, determining authorship, and identifying and submitting the manuscript to a journal. Acknowledging the importance of and the challenges to graduate student publishing, the instructor in this case study sought to reduce some of the barriers for students. Post-course, the researchers employed a single-case study methodology that includes elements of participatory action research to answer research questions about student participants’ learning experiences related to conducting a collaborative mixed methods study and the research and publishing process. The interview protocol included questions about the participants’ perceptions about the success of the collaborative teaching methods to teach mixed methods research, their prior experience with research projects, and their interest and engagement with the publishing process during and after the course. The discussion includes practical information for instructors interested in implementing a similar model.

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Learning by Doing: Student & Faculty Reflections on a Collaborative Model for Conducting and Publishing Mixed Methods Research in a Graduate Course

2022

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“…For me, this means writing almost every day, learning as much as I can about the process by talking with and reading writers I admire, and actively seeking feedback on my work. While much has been written about increasing writing productivity and effectiveness (e.g., Filstrup 2019;Strunk 2007;Schimel 2012;Hotaling 2018), less attention has been devoted to advising writers on issues of clarity and conciseness (but see Gopen andSwan 1990, Williams andBizup 2016). From emails to manuscripts, the ability to make points clearly and efficiently is perhaps the most important writing skill you can develop.…”

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Simple rules for concise scientific writing

Hotaling

2020

Limnol Oceanogr Letters

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One of the most common editorial refrains, regardless of discipline, is "this needs to be tighter." It typically means too many words and ideas are jumbled together and the underlying point is obscure. The writing is not concise. But, improving conciseness is difficult because the problem is caused by a host of factors that are easily overlooked, especially by early career researchers. Here, I describe what it means to write concisely and outline 10 rules, with examples, to help scientists tighten their prose. "I am writing a longer letter than usual because there is not enough time to write a short one."

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Publishing papers while keeping everything in balance: Practical advice for a productive graduate school experience

Abstract: Pursuing a graduate degree is difficult. To succeed,

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Learning by Doing: Student & Faculty Reflections on a Collaborative Model for Conducting and Publishing Mixed Methods Research in a Graduate Course

Learning by Doing: Student & Faculty Reflections on a Collaborative Model for Conducting and Publishing Mixed Methods Research in a Graduate Course

Simple rules for concise scientific writing

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