MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)



(CANCELED) RESCHEDULED to 2/15/13 Structuring Your Scientific Paper

Dr. Jean-luc Doumont,

Jan/30 Wed 02:00PM-04:00PM Rescheduled for 2/15/13 in 32-123

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Papers are one of the few deliverables of the work of researchers. Well-designed, they efficiently allow each reader to learn only what he or she needs to. Poorly designed, by contrast, they confuse readers, fail to prompt decisions, or remain unread. Based on Dr Doumont's book Trees, Maps, and Theorems, about “effective communication for rational minds”, the lecture shows how to structure scientific papers, theses, and technical reports effectively at all levels to get the readers' attention, facilitate navigation, and, in this way, get the message across optimally.

Sponsor(s): Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE), Teaching and Learning Lab, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Leann Dobranski, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu