Thanks to Dr. Stephen Pizer for his time.

Independent study to improve my writing skills. 

Although I still have to specify the writing topic, we have decided on the audience. The audience of the writing will be the members of a doctoral committee. The purpose will either be to write a proposal or the background of the thesis topic.

Books

• Michael Alley (1996), The Craft of Scientific Writing 3rd ed., Springer-Verlag UNC-Library

Online

• Analytical Writing for Science and Technology

• I have signed up for one credit of 391-006
• Determine the specific topic and argument
• Collect references 
• Prepare an outline