Writing a Short Scientific Paper in Civil Engineering

• Entry Quiz
• Structure
  • The Report as an Argument
  • The Appendix
• Scientific Language
  • Assessment Criteria
  • Academic Style
  • Sentence Structure

• Structuring the Title
• Scientific Language

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Abstract
• Scientific Language

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Introduction
  • Aim and Hypothesis
• Scientific Language
  • Information Flow
  • Verbs

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Methods
• Scientific Language

• Background & Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Results
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2 Tables
  • Stage 2 Figures
  • Stage 3
• Scientific Language

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Discussion
• Scientific Language
  • Cohesion
  • Using Verbs

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Conclusion
• Scientific Language

• In-text References
• Reference List

Entry Quiz Exercise

Use this exercise to find out what you already know about writing a discussion section.

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