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Biomedical Engineering Master Information
Master's Thesis
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
227-1700-00LMaster's Thesis Restricted registration - show details
Admission only if all of the following apply:
a. bachelor program successfully completed;
b. successfull completion of the track core courses, the biology laboratory and the semester project;
c. acquired (if applicable) all credits from additional requirements for admission to master program.

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O30 credits40DProfessors
AbstractThe masters program culminates in a six months research project which adresses a scientific research questions on one's chosen area of spezialization. The masters thesis is supervised by a program-affiliated faculty member and the topic must be approved by the track advisor.
Learning objectivesee above
227-1101-00LHow to Write Scientific Texts
Strongly recommended prerequisite for Semester Projects and Master Theses at D-ITET (MSc BME, MSc EEIT, MSc EST).
E-0 creditsU. Koch
AbstractThe four hour lecture covers the basics of writing and presenting of scientific work. The focus will be on the structure and the main elements of a scientific text rather than the language. Citation rules, good practice of scientific writing and an overview on software tools will be part of the training.
Learning objectiveKnowledge on structure and content of a scientific text.
Stimulation of a discussion on how to write a scientific text versus an interesting novel.
Discussion of the practice of proper citing and critical reflection on recent plagiarism allegations.
Content* Topic 1: Structure of a Scientific Text (title, author list, abstract, state-of-the-art, "in this paper" paragraph, scientific part, summary, equations, figures)

* Topic 2: Power Point Presentations

* Topic 3: Citation Rules and Citation Software

* Topic 4: Guidelines for Research Integrity

The lecture will be given in two parts on two afternoons. Some exercises will be built into the lecture.
LiteratureETH "Citation Etiquette", see www.plagiate.ethz.ch.

ETH Guidlines on "Guidelines for Research Integrity", see Link
Prerequisites / NoticeStudents should already have a Bachelor degree and plan to do either a semester project or a master thesis in the immediate future.
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