Engineering Conferences

• Master course Mechanical Engineering (4 SWS) in the summer semester
• Master course Mechatronics (4 SWS) in the summer semester
• Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Frohn-Schauf, Prof. Dr. Ralph Lindken
• Lecturer: Dr. Natalia Fritsler

The students will learn academic writing skills. They will be acquainted with the techniques of writing conference papers and scientific papers in general in English. They are able to design posters for international conferences and write penetrative abstracts. Furthermore, they are capable of presenting their ideas and work confidently, both orally and in written form. Additionally, they will have the knowledge and skill to participate in a scientific conference.

• Linguistic components of effective writing (academic style, trade language, tenses, cohesion)
• discussion of example conference papers, stages from first draft to an abstract for a poster and to a manuscript for submission,
• poster design, free speech, scientific in-house conference with
  posters, talks, and scientific discussion.

The teaching and learning materials are available in the Moodle learning unit Engineering Conferences.

Abstract/paper, talk and poster presentation.

Level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)