Week 7 | Reproducible manuscripts

Class Details

📅 Date: 02 May, 2025
⏰ Time: 14:30h - 16:30h
📖 Synopsis: Evaluation of the experimental design figure, and providing feedback on best practices for reproducible manuscript writing.

Done in Class

• Reviewed the experimental design figure for clarity, completeness, and logical flow.
• Assessed whether the figure effectively communicates the study’s objectives, data collection timeline, and key variables.
• Identified areas for improvement in visual presentation and labeling.
• Discussed common pitfalls and best practices in designing figures for clarity and aesthetics.
• Provided feedback on how to align the figure with the narrative of the manuscript.
• Shared guidelines for reproducible manuscript writing, emphasizing the importance of collaborative documents, narrative structure, version control, and appropriate citation of tools.

To Do at Home

1. Continue writing the Scientific Data manuscript that describes the dataset analyzed throughout the course.
2. Clean up and reformat the data analysis scripts, following the best practices discussed in earlier classes.