This bachelor-level seminar is aimed at computer science students to help them
develop their English-language scientific and technical writing skills. 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;
- 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.
- Учитель: Jasmin Blanchette
- Учитель: Martin Desharnais
- Учитель: Elisabeth Lempa
- Учитель: Thomas Meier
- Учитель: Thomas Seidl