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Writing manuscript for a research paper

zephyr Writing DK30 Fall 2021 4 3

Description

I want to finish writing a manuscript as part of my PhD thesis. I have recorded and analyzed EEG data in an experimental task investigating selective attention. Especially during the pandemic, my writing productivity tanked. I want to fix that, urgently!

Estimated Timeframe

Oct 5th - Nov 2nd

Week 1 Goal

Finish the Method section (explain time-frequency analysis) and write the Results section (behavioral, SSVEP, fronto-medial theta power)

Week 2 Goal

Start with the Introduction:

  • opening
  • describe the problem
  • literature review

Week 3 Goal

Finish the Introduction (and begin with Discussion section):

  • central research question
  • describe idea for empirical task
  • hypotheses

Week 4 Goal

Write Discussion and if there’s time to spare work on the appendices (color calibration, explanation of resampling, pilot study, additional results, simulation)

Tags

  • research
  • psychology