Writing Methodology (WM)

This expression must be able to answer the question HOW?,  the technique of writing any written document.

The proposal for the “Writing Methodology” Discovery Unit for the first years of Common Core in Science and Technology (ST) and Material Science (SM) was motivated by the shortcomings observed among our students in the past, especially, when they are required to submit an official document relating to their training within the prescribed deadlines.

This course does not aim to improve the language of writing but the way of structuring an individual piece of writing. We imply in writing; any document that allows us to communicate with others to formulate a request, present skills or write a dissertation, a thesis or simply an article of which we are the main author.

The first chapter is a reminder of the general notions on the techniques and standards to be respected when writing with an application to a report then an administrative letter. We found it useful to include the curriculum vitae which remains a very useful document which must be written with as much care as possible in an attractive and good quality format.

In the second chapter we focus on bibliographic research both in terms of methodology for searching for a work and in terms of citing references.

 Many of our students are unaware of the sources and the procedure to follow to carry out a complete search for information.

We will explain the two main sources which are the classic paper library and the more modern one, online on the Internet.

 We will explain how to synthesize the information and how to use it in a personalized work.

The third chapter focuses on writing techniques and procedures that include punctuation, syntax, and sentences.

 We will discuss sentence length and paragraph division.

 The style used in writing a scientific work, the objectivity and the intellectual rigor followed are developed in this chapter.