Universität Wien

980024 TS Endnote: An introduction (2010S)

0.00 ECTS (0.20 SWS), DoktorandInnenzentrum-Kursangebot

Termin: FR 11.06.2010, 09:00-10:30
Ort: Seminarraum DoktorandInnenzentrum, Berggasse 7, 1090 Wien
Please note: Participation is subject to an accepted research proposal (exposé). Please, send your proposal to training.doktorat@univie.ac.at.

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture will outline the basics of successful written and oral communication in science.
Suggestions and ideas to answer the frequently asekd questions will be given:

Which type of English should I use? What sort of sentences should I use? Which words convey certainty, ambivalence and doubt?
Where should I start to write my manuscript?
How do I describe the figures and tables?
How can I tell when a word, a sentence, a paragraph or a figure is redudant?
In oral communication, how do I become more confident?
What are the common mistakes? How can I avoid them?
Is my English good enough?
How do I go about answering questions from the audience.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Recommended reading: Tim Skern, Writing scientific English: A Workbook, Wien 2009.

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