Department of Process Engineeringhttps://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/dept/gp |
Module: Documentary research and conception for the dissertation
Lecturer | Houria GHODBANE |
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Master - chemical engineering
Department of Process Engineering Website : https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/module/4594 Semester : S3 Unit : UET 2.1 Credit : 1 Coefficient: 1 |
Content | Part I : Documentary research : Chapter I-1: Definition of the subject (02 Weeks) - Title of the subject - List of key words relating to the subject - Gather basic information (acquisition of specialised vocabulary, meaning of terms, linguistic definitions) - Information sought - Take stock of your knowledge in the field Chapter I-2: Selecting sources of information (02 weeks) - Type of document (books, theses, dissertations, periodical articles, conference proceedings, audiovisual documents, etc.) - Type of resources (Libraries, Internet, etc.) - Evaluate the quality and relevance of information sources Chapter I-3: Locating documents (01 Week) - Search techniques - Search operators Chapter I-4: Processing information (02 Weeks) - Organisation of the work - Initial questions - Synthesis of selected documents - Links between different parts - Final plan for documentary research Chapter I-5: Presentation of the bibliography (01 Week) - Systems for presenting a bibliography (The Harvard system, The Vancouver system, The mixed system...) - Presentation of documents. - Citation of sources Part II: Designing the dissertation Chapter II-1: Plan and stages of the dissertation (02 weeks) - Identifying and defining the subject (Summary) - Problematic and objectives of the dissertation - Other useful sections (Acknowledgements, Table of abbreviations, etc.) - The introduction (Writing the introduction last) - Review of specialist literature - Formulation of hypotheses - Methodology - Results of the study - Discussion - Recommendations - Conclusion and outlook - Table of contents - Bibliography - Appendices Chapter II- 2: Writing techniques and standards (02 weeks) - Formatting. Numbering chapters, figures and tables. - Cover page - Typography and punctuation - Writing. Scientific language: style, grammar, syntax. - Spelling. Improving general linguistic skills in terms of comprehension and expression. - Saving, securing and archiving data. Chapter II-3: Workshop: Critical study of a manuscript (01 Week) Chapter II-4: Oral presentations and defence (01 Week) - How to present a Poster - How to present an oral communication. - Defending a dissertation Chapter II-5: How to avoid plagiarism (01 Week) (Formulas, sentences, illustrations, graphs, data, statistics, etc.) - Quoting - Paraphrasing - Give full bibliographical reference |
Evaluation | Exam: 100%. |