Rules of Writing Research Documents

Overview

Compentency

Ability of writing different scientific documents (paper, dissertation, report)

Module type

elective module

Semester

summer

Site

Sfax

Language

English

Workload

30 hours course attendance; 40 hours self-study

Credits points

3

Recommended qualifications

none

The Scientific Paper: from Reading to Writing

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course The Scientific Paper: from Reading to Writing the students are able to:

  • learn efficient ways to organize the reading method with some useful hints for successful reading
  • distinguish between the different type of scientific writing
  • learn how to structure scientific writing and elaborate a work plan

Content

  • The reading process
  • The notion of scientific publication
  • Structuring the writing and respecting the writing plan
  • Elaborating the work plan

Details

  • Lecturer: Abdelmajid Damak
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 1
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: exam (100%)

Writing Process

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Writing Process the students are able to:

  • know the different steps in order to write a scientific paper, from the brainstorming to the final version of the document
  • acknowledge the major difficulties in scientific writing and the possible solutions

Content

  • Pre-writing
  • Organizing
  • Drafting
  • Revising and editing
  • The final copy

Details

  • Lecturer: Rabeb Rebhi
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 1
  • Credit points: 1
  • Examination: exam (100%)