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Rap Lecture (On Scientific Writing)
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr Bruce L Thiessen, aka Dr BLT © 2011

Rap Lecture on Scientific Writing: Rap I
words and music by Dr Bruce L Thiessen copyright  2011

 This is my rap lecture on scientific writing
The scientific fish
I’ve heard that they are biting
I’m hopin’ through my song
You will find this stuff invitin’
My rap lecture on scientific writing
 
Research is complete
When the researcher will share
Scientific research in the general public square
The medium for that is the scientific journal
That’s where the passion burns
Like a sizzlin’ hot inferno
 
The journal’s the repository
Stuff where science is stored
Accumulated knowledge in the field we all adore
The literature contains
Past failures and success
Information and perspectives
From the worst up to the best
 
To start the writing process
One must carefully review
Evaluate the lit
So the past can be renewed
Without knowing what’s been done
Yo, how can you be sure
Your idea’s new, or rehashed stuff
From years before
 
The content of your manuscript
Must be clear and concise
How good are your methods
When you design them, yo, think twice
Avoid a piecemeal project
Or a single correlation
power-analysis deprived
negative results lead to stagnation

lack of congruence between a study’s operations
and the author’s interpretations
and discussion’s contemplation
of the outcome of the study
and failure to report
effect sizes, no control results you can’t support