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

Courses

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%)

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%)