The aims of the seminar series are to:
- develop your professional competencies
- support you in achieving your goals with your master studies
- meet your peers
- keep you on track to deliver a great thesis!
Along your master's journey, we will cover topics such as study plan, literature search, scientific writing, research data management, presentation strategies, project planning, AI use, and more. The seminars will consist of a combination of lectures, activities, discussions, invited speakers/panels, and socializing.
In this third semester workshop, we will walk you through structuring your thesis and get you started on the writing process. We will also discuss strategies for making and using visualization effectively in your thesis, and plan the rest of your project. And we offer lunch (only if you register)!
Time and place:
Thursday 12 November, 14:00 – 17:00 Mellomrommet 102, Geobygningen
Repeat session: Friday 13 October, 12:00 – 15:00 Mellomrommet 102, Geobygningen
This workshop will be held in English.
Tentative Program (with breaks):
1st hour: Your thesis outline
- Welcome & Lunch provided by the Department of Geosciences
- Key principles for scientific writing
- Recipe for a thesis: dissecting IMRaD and its variants
2nd hour: Visualization strategies and planning for the finish
- A picture is worth 1000 words: figures, maps, and datasets by Virginia Conde Ruiz
- Planning for the rest of your project
3rd hour: Writing to think, writing to communicate
- Get your hands dirty: introduction writing exercise
- To AI or not to AI? -- a discussion
We hope you will join for parts of or the entire seminar. Bring your laptop if possible.
Please register here if you plan to attend the seminar on either 12 November or 13 November: