Studienhandbuch | UE Planning, writing and presenting an academic paper

Inhalt

Workload	Education level	Study areas	Responsible person	Hours per week	Coordinating university
3 ECTS	M - Master's programme	Social Science	Maria Christine Pree	2 hpw	Johannes Kepler University Linz

Detailed information
Original study plan	Master's programme Computer Mathematics 2020W
Objectives	To develop technical students’ abilities to structure and write and academic paper and to plan and deliver a presentation to an academic audience.
Subject	Students of technical subjects will be introduced to the specifics of academic papers, which have to be written in English. The general structure and the different chapters of a paper will be discussed in detail, formal vocabulary and writing styles will be addressed and academic writing such as constructing paragraphs will be practiced (in-class workshops, homework). Sample papers will be reviewed in order to become more familiar with the appropriate register. Moreover, presentation techniques will be taught and applied by all students in class.
Criteria for evaluation	written assignments (=homework), presentations, paper and/or parts thereof
Methods	in-class discussions, peer evaluations, writing workshops, presentations, group work
Language	English
Study material	all necessary documents will be provided on moodle
Changing subject?	No
Earlier variants	They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) ASTSPRAPWPU18: UE Planning, writing and presenting an academic paper (2018W-2020S)

On-site course
Maximum number of participants	25
Assignment procedure	Assignment according to priority