Academic Writing

Department

Master's Program Biotechnology

Course unit code

BT_MA16_3_13

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1.0

Name of lecturer(s)

FH-Prof. Dr. Griesbeck Christoph

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

relevant professional journals
databases:
NCBI, PubMed, Science Direct, SciFinder, esp@cenet

Assessment methods and criteria

Course immanent examination

Level of course unit

Master

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

3

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

In this course, students develop advanced professional and methodological competence in scientific research and writing. The course provides plenty of practical examples by drawing on the current areas of research focus of the departmental and other MCI programs related to process engineering. Complementary guest lectures by select experts from industry and academia are included to broaden the participants’ scientific horizons and add to their methodological range.
The focus of the course is on:
• Pharmaceutical biotechnology
• Food engineering
• Biomedicine and molecular biotechnology
• Algal biotechnology
• Environmental biotechnology

Course contents

In this course, students learn about the structure of scientific publica-tions. They are familiarized with different types of publications, ranging from articles published in journals to presentations and lectures typically given at scientific conferences. Practical assignments shall illustrate the form and content requirements for papers to document and scientifically discuss applied methods and obtained results. Exer-cises derived from specific studies further allow students to improve their academic writing and presentation skills.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

integrated course

Work placement(s)

none