Academic Writing

Session 4: Writing an Exposé and a BSc thesis

Academic Writing

Some rules for academic writing

There are many “rules” concerning academic writing - none are always correct, but some are useful. Mensh and Kording (2017) provide 10 rules that are helpful to keep in mind when writing a piece of academic work, such as an Exposé or a master thesis.

Ten simple rules

Zotero There are many reference managing tools on the market. Zotero is a great and easy one to use. It helps organize your research and manage your materials. The University Library offers some helpful online tutorials (in German).
Grammarly If you want to write your bachelor thesis in English, Grammarly is your AI-based companion. It helps you not only with spelling but also with writing coherent sentences.
Turnitin To check for plagiarism you can use the plagiarism detection software Turnitin. You can access it for free with your University log-in. For more information visit the University Library website.
APA Style Guide To write according to the APA format, check out the APA Style Guide Online at https://apastyle.apa.org/.

Mensh, B., & Kording, K. (2017). Ten simple rules for structuring papers. PLoS Computational Biology, 13(9), e1005619. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005619