This bachelor-level seminar will help you develop your English-language scientific and technical writing skills in the context of computer science. These skills will help you create the various kinds of documents used in academia and industry.
In this seminar, you will learn the basics of scientific and technical writing for computer science, such as the proper use of citations, quotations, and code excerpts; acquire techniques for structuring the writing process, to help avoid the blank page syndrome; learn the fundamentals of writing in plain formal English, including grammar, punctuation, and style; and learn how to develop various types of documents, such as papers, theses, slides, posters, and documentation.
The first lecture reviews computer aids, including spell-checkers and
artificial intelligence chatbots, that can be used to improve the quality of
your writing. The following nine lectures are dedicated to the fundamentals of
English writing: structure, style, grammar, punctuation, presentation issues,
citations, quotations, and revisions. The next three lectures focus on specific
issues associated with theses, papers, slides, posters, and software
documentation. The last two lectures feature mystery guest speakers.
Please enroll yourself for the course using this key: STE2526
- Trainer/in: Jasmin Blanchette
- Trainer/in: Martin Desharnais-Schäfer
- Trainer/in: Michael Kirsten
- Trainer/in: Elisabeth Lempa
- Trainer/in: Thomas Meier
- Trainer/in: Thomas Seidl