Scientific Writing - Detailseite

Writing is central to scientific communication and academic work. This course will introduce you to writing and reviewing scientific articles and theses. We will use a mixture of online preparation lectures, in-class individual and group work, article discussions and homework assignments to understand the DOs and DON'Ts in scientific writing. Foremost, you will learn strategies that are common to both thesis and paper writing, including (i) how to plan, organize and structure your article/thesis, (ii) how to research relevant literature, (iii) how to write different parts of articles/theses, (iv) how to plan and integrate visual items, (v) how to evaluate articles/theses of your peers, (vi) how to identify and avoid plagiarism, and (vii) how to cite correctly. Additionally, we will discuss certain aspects that are specific to writing scientific articles, for example journal aims and scopes, editorial processes. Also, soft skills will be trained and practiced during the course including the preparation/development of own high-quality presentations.

In the end, you should be able to communicate your scientific results in a correct, structured, and appealing way, for your thesis or academia.

The course will contain both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Lecture preparation videos will be provided for class material complementing the synchronous lectures. Meetings will be used for the exercises, question, and answers. For the successful completion of this course, the following achievements are mandatory i) attend the seminar, complete the exercises and homework with the completion of at least >70% of all tasks, ii) submit a final scientific qualifying paper. Please note that completion of at least 70% of in-class exercises and homework are required to qualify for the final paper.
The MOODLE is used for exchange of material.

Time effort: class attendance (2 hours/week) + class preparation/homework (1-2 hours/
week) + assignments (4 hours/assignment) + final report (> 40 hours). Note that these estimated times may of course vary.

Please note that the course is organised as an intensive block class with 8 sessions.
During the first meeting on 18.04.2024 the requirements will be outlined and remaining places will be distributed. Participation
is mandatory!

For the successful completion of this course, you will need to complete the exercises and assignments as outlined above.

A great part of the tasks include peer reviewing. It means that as part of the process you and your colleagues will give feedback on each other’s previously delivered assignments. The sequence and progression of those tasks is only possible by strictly following the deadlines. Late submissions will not be accepted unless official justification is provided.