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Description: This is a two week course focusing on your OWN DRAFTS for theses, dissertations, first-year projects or research papers. Please note that you will be required to attend 5 WHOLE CLASS two-hour sessions in Week 1 and one WHOLE CLASS two-hour session in week 2 (Thursday afternoon). In addition to this you will be required to attend TWO INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISIONS times to be arranged with the teacher (1 x 30 minutes in Week 1 plus 1 x 1 hour in Week 2).

WEEK 2 TIMETABLE - Individual supervisions will last for one hour per person between the following times (to be organised with Sheila Dodds smd48);

• Monday 16 July 1400-1800
• Tuesday 17 July 1400-1800
• Wednesday 18 July 1400-1800
• Friday 20 July 11.30-13.30

Target audience: 1st Year PhD students in the following areas:

• Engineering
• Chemical Engineering and biotechnology
• Computer Laboratory
• Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership
• Judge Business School
• Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available

Duration: Six sessions of two hours plus 1.5 hour in total of indvidual supervisions

Sessions:

Number of sessions: 6

Date	Time	Venue	Trainer
Mon 9 Jul	11:00 - 13:00	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Dr D.M.A. Chappell
Tue 10 Jul	11:00 - 13:00	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Dr D.M.A. Chappell
Wed 11 Jul	11:00 - 13:00	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Dr D.M.A. Chappell
Thu 12 Jul	11:00 - 13:00	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Dr D.M.A. Chappell
Fri 13 Jul	11:00 - 13:00	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Dr D.M.A. Chappell
Thu 19 Jul	11:30 - 13:30	Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room	Sheila Dodds

Format: Six sessions of two hours

Frequency: Yearly

Prerequisites:

• Participants should be a 1st year PhD student although students at a later stage in their Doctoral studies are also welcome

Aims: To assist first year PhD students working on draft dissertations or theses

Topics covered:

• Planning Stage - Structure and Content - Language and Style
• Literature review
• Discussions and Conclusions
• Preparing successful poster presentations
• Writing abstracts

Syllabus: Course syllabus is available

Theme: English