227-1101-00L How to Write Scientific Texts in Engineering Sciences
Semester | Autumn Semester 2014 |
Lecturers | J. Leuthold |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Strongly recommended prerequisite for Semester Projects and Master Theses at D-ITET (MSc BME, MSc EEIT, MSc EST). |
Abstract | The 2 to 3 hour lecture will cover the basics of writing a scientific text. The focus will be on the structure and elements of scientific text and not on the language. |
Objective | Knowledge on structure and content of a scientific text. |
Content | Topic 1: Structure of a Scientific Text Topic 2: The Title, the author list, the abstract, State-of-the Art, the "in this paper" paragraph, the scientific part, the summary Topic 3: Equations, Figures Topic 4: Citation rules |
Literature | ETH "Citation Etiquette", see Link. ETH Guidlines on "Guidelines for Research Integrity", see Link > Education > > Contacts, links & documents > Forms and documents > Brochures / guides. |
Prerequisites / Notice | Students should already have a Bachelor degree and plan to do either a semester project or a master thesis in the immediate future. |