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This course aims at teaching two key competences in scientific life: How to write a scientific paper/thesis How to write clear applications We discuss all aspects of scientific paper writing and touch the following subjects Style of (scientific) english writing - basic english grammar - elements of style with emphasis on commonly occurring mistakes - editing your own writing - introduction to English references Papers: How to frame a paper - How to choose the journal - How to choose a title How to structure a paper and the scientific content - Abstract writing - Laying out of a paper - Laying out of plots and graphs - How to efficiently prepare a paper (includes paper writing in collaborations) Referencing (including pratice with endnotes and bibtex) Conferences: - How to write a conference abstract - How to write proceedings (strong page limitations) Thesis (master/PhD thesis) - appropriate structuring your thesis (introduction, main body, conclusions, appendices..) Funding applications: - Determine what you really want/need - Choose the context/topic - Joint funding - How to choose the funding agency/funding program - How to choose your language and style of writing The course will give guidelines (there a few general rules) on how to organize and conduct your work. The course will work with real examples ((famous) papers, theses, applications). Using examples the participants will have to design/write their own sample work (like abstracts, introductions, conclusions, summaries). A native English speaker will give hints on proper use of english language, idioms and writing style all adapted to the scientific context, based on well referenced standards.
Stephan Paul
Daniel Greenwald