Course Contents
Course Contents:
- Structuring a scientific paper: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion
- Writing style: punctuation, parallelism, paragraph flow, conciseness, common mistakes
- Developing and sustaining academic arguments
- Finding relevant, peer-reviewed sources
- Quotations and citations

Learning Outcomes:
- The course aims to teach the fundamentals of effective scientific writing in English.
- The course will enable the students to write well-researched, well-organized, and well-argued scientific papers.
- Students know the structure of a scientific manuscript.
- They can write effectively, concisely, and clearly.
- They will learn to structure scientific content appropriately.

Literature
Felicitas Macgilchrist, Academic Writing, UTB Verlag, ISBN 978-3825240875
 

Preconditions
A score of 65 on the placement test

No placement test necesssary for M.Sc. Sustainable Urban Development students.

Requirement for course completion: written exam

Students of M.Sc. Sustainable Urban Development will be given priority.

Further Grading Information
Requirement for course completion: 20% Abstract, 20% Bibliography, 60% State-of-the-Field Essay

Additional Information
Specialized Language

Semester: WT 2021/22