376-0815-00L Writing your Master's Thesis: Natural Sciences and Engineering C1-C2
Semester | Autumn Semester 2016 |
Lecturers | S. Milligan |
Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
Course | Does not take place this semester. |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Your course regristration is only valid with a simultaneous online registration at the language center (Link). Number of participants limited to 15 (3 courses are available). Attention: Registration is only possible from 12.9. (from 11.30h) - 15.9.2016 |
Abstract | We'll prepare you to produce your MSc thesis. You'll learn how to structure your thesis, write scientific English, and manage your writing efficiently. You'll receive detailed feedback on work in progress. |
Objective | By the end of the course students are able to plan, draft, and edit academic English papers and theses; structure and write clear texts in a style which is acceptable to their academic discourse community; manage the writing process efficiently; select formal vocabulary and use it in a generally accurate and correct manner; choose and use generally suitable grammatical structures, punctuation, and orthographic conventions, assess their own effectiveness as writers of academic English, and identify areas in which further development is needed. |
Content | The course covers the writing context; the writing process; structuring sentences, paragraphs, longer sections (such as introduction, methods, results, and discussion), and whole texts; presenting and integrating non-textual elements such as graphs and tables; and editing and correcting drafts and proofs. Each lesson comprises a mixture of elements, including specialist input, individual tasks, pairwork, and groupwork. Active participation is expected. |