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Reviewing thesis Forms and instructions Keep the timeschedule

Reviewing thesis Forms and instructions Keep the timeschedule. Analysis, Persuasion Posters. What is analysis? Combine analysis with other modes of discourse What is persuasion? Strategies when persuading Combine persuasion with other modes of discourse Errors made in persuasion CV

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Reviewing thesis Forms and instructions Keep the timeschedule

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  1. Reviewingthesis • Forms and instructions • Keepthe timeschedule

  2. Analysis, PersuasionPosters • What is analysis? • Combine analysis with other modes of discourse • What is persuasion? • Strategies when persuading • Combine persuasion with other modes of discourse • Errors made in persuasion • CV • Posters: • The purpose • simplify

  3. What is Analysis • How different parts combine • What they imply • How they stand up to similar ideas • Most important - Being critical • When you read - to others analysis • When you write – to your own analysis

  4. Ask How and Why • How is an idea/statement/claim supported? • How an idea/statement/claim support other central ideas/statements/claims? • Discover the causes! • Differentiate between causes and associations.

  5. Breaking into parts • By breaking a topic into parts you examine all possible components • Do this! Are you sure you have no missing parts in your analysis?

  6. Other modes of discourse that combine with analysis • Cause/effect • Classification • Comparison/Contrast • Definition • Description • Examplification • Narration • Persuasion • Process Description

  7. Persuasion/argument • Argue a point, • presenting claims in a well organized form • What is your audience expectations, prejudice, beliefs and backgrounds? • Most scientific presentations/writing is a persuasion. • Your persuading the audience to accept your results and your conclusions.

  8. Your audience • The audience determine how to present your claims, • The form, how to present claims, how to persuade • The order, the organization of claims • The strategy – what appeals

  9. Strategies to persuade • Emotional appeals • Ethical appeals • Logical appeals • Supposed to be the major strategy in scientific writing

  10. Errors made in persuasion • What are your assumptions? • Everything rely on a first assumption • Can the reader infer to your assumptions? • Logic errors are common. You are not clear enough about the logic • Always explain and support well enough (this is the key to successful scientific writing)

  11. Analysis, PersuasionPosters • What is analysis? • Combine analysis with other modes of discourse • What is persuasion? • Strategies when persuading • Combine persuasion with other modes of discourse • Errors made in persuasion • CV • Posters: • The purpose • simplify

  12. Writing CV’s • Academic CV – up to 12 or more pages • Most focus on publications, next slides • Non academic CV – 2 pages • General info: name, address, phone etc • Skills – personal profile: short instructive • Personal plan – where are you heading • Experiences and qualifications – jobs and educations • References (always contact them prior writing CV)

  13. Academic CV More details next slide • Research • Teaching • Language - find your way to point it out • Writing skills – find your way to point it out • Specific skills

  14. • Research Experience • Publications and Presentations • Works in Progress • Related Professional experience • Languages • Other • References • Dissertation/Master thesis Abstract • Name and Address • Education • Dissertation/Graduation • Fellowships and Awards • Areas of Research • Prepared to Teach • Areas of Specialization • Areas of Competence/Expertise • Teaching Experience

  15. Poster • The purpose • Main message • Viewers own pace • Discussions, presenter-viewer • Simplify • Attract viewers • Visualize • Not full sentences • Colours

  16. Designing • Different strategies • Columnwise • Clockwise • Own style • Colours – decide what set of, 2-3 • Red/green NO! • Red yellow and black combinations are alerting • Pastel or clear? • If you combine, be careful. yet it may improve a lot.

  17. Designing • Maximum 2 fonts • DON’T USE CAPITALS • A phrase should be readable by one glance, no eyes movement • Have large enough figures and fonts!!!! • Simplify!!!

  18. Designing • Forms – decide what types of • Rectangular • Triangular • Oval • Round • Etc • If you combine, be careful. yet it may improve a lot.

  19. Instructions • Power point • Start by determine page size! • See Bb for instructions.

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