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DESCRIPTION:An important goal of scientific research is publication\, which
  means that technical writing is an integral part of a scientist's profess
 ion. Poor writing can\, and often does\, prevent or delay the publication 
 of good science. Based on the "Top Ten" most common errors\, this hands-on
  workshop will ask participants to examine and improve typical text excerp
 ts from actual scientific manuscripts.\n\nTopics include:\n\n- which vs. t
 hat\n- allows to\, permits to\, requires to (transitive and intransitive v
 erbs)\n- dangling participles\n- ambiguities\, parsing and syntax\n- and m
 uch more\n\nThe workshop is aimed at proficiency-level writers of technica
 l English.\n\nCo-sponsored by: HSLU\n\nSpeaker(s): Lilli-Maria Pavka\, \n\
 nAgenda: \n09:00 – 09:30 : Introduction\n09:30 – 10:45 : First session
  (Nominalizations\, Wordiness\, Redundancies\, Qualitative vs Quantitative
 \, Dangling participles)\n10:45 – 11:00 : Coffee break\n11:00 – 12:45 
 : Second session (Allows to\, Parallel constructions\, Which vs that\, Amb
 iguities\, Miscellaneous)\n12:45 – 13:00 : Distribution of attendance ce
 rtificates\n13:00 – 14:00 : Lunch break\n14:00 – 18:00 : [New] Optiona
 l afternoon session: Complete worksheets as needed\, one-on-one discussion
 s (bring sample of own writing)\n\nRoom: C311\, Bldg: Campus Horw\, Lucern
 e University of applied Sciences / Campus Horw \, Technikumstrasse 21\, Ho
 rw\, Switzerland\, Switzerland\, 6048
LOCATION:Room: C311\, Bldg: Campus Horw\, Lucerne University of applied Sci
 ences / Campus Horw \, Technikumstrasse 21\, Horw\, Switzerland\, Switzerl
 and\, 6048
ORGANIZER:urs.roethlisberger@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:8
SUMMARY:Technical Writing Workshop
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/208818
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>An important goal of scientific research i
 s publication\, which means that technical writing is an integral part of 
 a scientist's profession. Poor writing can\, and often does\, prevent or d
 elay the publication of good science. Based on the "Top Ten" most common e
 rrors\, this hands-on workshop will ask participants to examine and improv
 e typical text excerpts from actual scientific manuscripts.</p>\n<p>Topics
  include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>which vs. that</li>\n<li>allows to\, permits to\,
  requires to (transitive and intransitive verbs)</li>\n<li>dangling partic
 iples</li>\n<li>ambiguities\, parsing and syntax</li>\n<li>and much more</
 li>\n</ul>\n<p>The workshop is aimed at proficiency-level writers of techn
 ical English.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><br /> 09:00&nbsp\; &ndash\;
  09:30 : Introduction<br /> 09:30 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 10:45 : First session (N
 ominalizations\, Wordiness\, Redundancies\, Qualitative vs Quantitative\, 
 Dangling participles)<br /> 10:45 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 11:00 : Coffee break<br 
 /> 11:00 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 12:45 : Second session (Allows to\, Parallel cons
 tructions\, Which vs that\, Ambiguities\, &nbsp\;Miscellaneous)<br /> 12:4
 5 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 13:00 : Distribution of attendance certificates<br /> 13
 :00 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 14:00 : Lunch break<br /> 14:00 &nbsp\;&ndash\; 18:00 
 : [New] Optional afternoon session: Complete worksheets as needed\, one-on
 -one discussions (bring sample of own writing)<br /> </p>
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