227-1101-00L  How to Write Scientific Texts in Engineering Sciences

SemesterAutumn Semester 2014
LecturersJ. Leuthold
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentStrongly recommended prerequisite for Semester Projects and Master Theses at D-ITET (MSc BME, MSc EEIT, MSc EST).


AbstractThe 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.
ObjectiveKnowledge on structure and content of a scientific text.
ContentTopic 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
LiteratureETH "Citation Etiquette", see Link.

ETH Guidlines on "Guidelines for Research Integrity", see Link > Education > > Contacts, links & documents > Forms and documents > Brochures / guides.
Prerequisites / NoticeStudents should already have a Bachelor degree and plan to do either a semester project or a master thesis in the immediate future.