Writing resources
Writing papers
As you advance through U2 in the physiology program, the weight of your evaluation gradually shifts towards term papers and presentations, a new and exciting time for all!In U2, you will be required to write a paper in PHGY 311, PHGY 313, and PHGY 314, in preparation for the many papers to come in your U3 courses. Due to the absence of paper writing in U1, many students in U2 find this task daunting and challenging. By writing these papers, you are expected demonstrate the critical thinking and data analysis skills you have developed over the years. For many science students, grown accustomed to multiple choice exams, can seem very overwhelming. Luckily, McGill has many resources available to assist you in writing your first papers in Physiology.
The McGill Writing Centre
The McGill Writing Centre offers tutorial service, where you can walk in with your work-in-progress and receive guidance on how to achieve clarity, flow, and voice in your writing. This service is available by appointment, but also by drop-in during scheduled drop-in hours.This is NOT a service for proofreading and editing, rather one to improve coherency and structure.
For more information, please visit their website.
Additionally, the McGill Writing Centre offers CEAP 250: Research Essay and Rhetoric, a course geared towards teaching science students how to write papers efficiently and effectively. This course is offered both semesters and can count towards elective credits in your B. Sc degree. Click here to see the syllabus.
Guide to Research and Using EndNote
The McGill Library holds periodic workshops to assist you in conducting research online, showing you reputable primary sources (PubMed, GoogleScholar, Web of Science, Scopus, etc.) that your McGill login gives you FREE access to, as well as how to request texts in print. These workshops also include referencing using EndNote, a helpful citation management system. In fact, our wonderful McGill librarians have compiled all this information into a handy document for you.For more information, please contact a McGill librarian.