Office of International Affairs (OIA) arranges an English Thesis Writing Workshop with a series of 3 lectures and invites teachers of NDHU to share their English writing experience. Students who are writing a thesis in English and who would like to know more about writing a thesis in English are all welcome to join the workshop! (All lectures are taught in English.)

✽Date: Saturday, 27 December, 2014

(Please find the attached file for the timetable.)

✽Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

✽Venue: Lecture Hall 1 (A127), Science and Engineering Building II

✽Target audience:

Students who are writing a thesis in English and who would like to know more about writing a thesis in English

✽Maximum of participants: 80 persons

(Lunch will be provided; online registration must be made.)

✽Online registration: http://www.oia.ndhu.edu.tw/files/87-1114-1644.php

✽Registration deadline: Sunday, 14 December, 2014

1. Lecture 1

Lecturer: Prof. Cheng-Chieh Chen, Dept. of Business Administration

Lecture topics:

(1) The Format of a Thesis

(2) The Layout of References and Citations

(3) Literature and Material Selection

(4) Questionnaire, Subjects, Field Research

(5) Q&A

2. Lecture 2

Lecturer: Prof. Wojciech Gierlotka, Dept. of Materials and Engineering

Lecture topics:

(1) The Format of a Thesis

(2) Subjects/ Material

(3) Data Collection Procedure

(4) Data Analysis

(5) Q&A

3. Lecture 3

Lecturer: Dr. Nick Yeh, Language Center

Lecture topics:

(1) The Outline of a Thesis

(2) Common Mistakes and Proofreading

(3) Q&A

✽30 min Case Study is included in lecture 3. It is on a first-reserve-first-serve basis, and the quota is limited to 3 students. Teacher Yeh will answer students’ questions about thesis writing. Students who wish to have their theses edited during the case study are required to make a reservation online, and upload the thesis/ writing and the thesis abstract (up to 2 pages).

Online reservation: http://www.oia.ndhu.edu.tw/files/87-1114-1645.php

Reservation deadline: Sunday, 14 December, 2014

Contact person:

Elvia Wang

Tel: 8634107

E-mail: ice@mail.ndhu.edu.tw