tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45608873360098253742024-02-08T14:03:00.208+01:00Scientific writing: abstracts and articlesBrian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560887336009825374.post-66445646562692525072020-03-25T14:41:00.000+01:002020-04-02T11:33:11.221+02:00Short guide to writing an abstract<br />
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An abstract must contain the essential elements of the
report: it must tell the readers what problem was addressed and the most
important results that are being reported. Usually it also indicates something about the
importance of the work, such as what it contributes to a long-standing
area of research. It may also tell which methods were used, but usually
not in detail (unless a new method is part of the report). <br />
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A useful formula for constructing abstracts is <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">1)
an opening sentence that indicates what the general area of research
is, often as a general statement of an important process or problem</span>; <span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">2) a second sentence that shows where within that area the present report belongs</span>; and <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">3) something like "Here we present..." or "We have measured/tested..." or "To test this hypothesis, we..."</span>. This is followed by an outline of the main results and then a concluding sentence saying why this is so important.<br />
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Here are two examples: <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Covariation between human pelvis shape, stature, and head size alleviates the obstetric dilemma</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fischer B and Mitteroecker P. 2015: </span>PNAS 112:5655-5660. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/112/18/5655.full">http://www.pnas.org/content/112/18/5655.full</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b";"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Compared with other primates, childbirth is remarkably difficult in
humans because the head of a human neonate is large relative to
the birth-relevant dimensions of the maternal pelvis.</span> <span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">It seems
puzzling that females have not evolved wider pelvises despite the
high maternal mortality and morbidity risk connected to child-
birth.</span> <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">Despite this seeming lack of change in average pelvic
morphology, we show that humans have evolved a complex link
between pelvis shape, stature, and head circumference that was
not recognized before. </span>The identified covariance patterns contribute
to ameliorate the </span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b+20";">“</span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b";">obstetric dilemma.</span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b+20";">” </span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b";">Females with a large head,
who are likely to give birth to neonates with a large head, possess
birth canals that are shaped to better accommodate large-headed
neonates. Short females with an increased risk of cephalopelvic
mismatch possess a rounder inlet, which is beneficial for obstetrics. We suggest that these covariances have evolved by the
strong correlational selection resulting from childbirth. Although
males are not subject to obstetric selection, they also show part
of these association patterns, indicating a genetic</span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b+20";">–</span><span style="font-family: "advot6c1def61.b";">developmental
origin of integration.
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<b>On the Origin of Species by Natural and Sexual Selection </b><br />
van Doorn GS, Edelaar P and Weissing FJ. 2009: Science 326:1704-1707.<br />
<a href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5960/1704">http://science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5960/1704</a> <br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Ecological speciation is considered an adaptive response to selection for local adaptation.</span> <span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">However,
besides suitable ecological conditions, the process requires
assortative mating to protect the nascent species from homogenization by
gene flow.</span> <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">By
means of a simple model, we demonstrate that disruptive ecological
selection favors the evolution of sexual preferences for ornaments that
signal local adaptation.</span> Such preferences induce assortative
mating with respect to ecological characters and enhance the strength of
disruptive selection. Natural and sexual selection thus work in concert
to achieve local adaptation and reproductive isolation, even in the
presence of substantial gene flow. The resulting speciation process
ensues without the divergence of mating preferences, avoiding problems
that have plagued previous models of speciation by sexual selection.Brian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560887336009825374.post-84867336317485103212020-03-17T11:09:00.000+01:002020-03-17T11:09:50.505+01:0018 March: We're doing Moodle!I hope you are all staying well. I am learning to use Moodle, and we will continue this course lessons, assignments, and other activities in the coming weeks. <br />
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I have now posted the first activities on Moodle:<br />
<a href="https://moodle.univie.ac.at/course/view.php?id=141433">https://moodle.univie.ac.at/course/view.php?id=141433</a> <br />
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At the usual class time this week, I will do do a lecture and some interactive activity, so plan to attend! <br />
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If you do not intend to be in this course, please un-enroll (abmelden) on u:space before 31 March. <br />
<br />Brian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560887336009825374.post-34331211584380022942020-03-06T10:25:00.000+01:002020-03-06T10:25:37.441+01:0018 March: Literature searching and article summary<b>*** No class on 11 March! ***</b><br />
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For 18 March:<br />
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<i>Searching the scientific literature</i><b>:</b> <br />
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Try using some literature searching tools to locate scientific papers in a field of interest to you.<br />
Bring questions to class!<br />
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1)
Choose a few keywords in your field of interest, and try searching for
articles in at least two different databases - e.g. Pubmed, Web of
Science, Scopus, Google Scholar (links below). Try different
combinations of keywords, and maybe author names, and see what you find.
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2) Choose one article from the lists of results.<br />
Is an abstract available?<br />
Is the full text available online?<br />
Can you find the journal's website easily from the information and links in the database you are using? <br />
How many times has this article been cited by other articles in this database? <br />
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Some links:<br />
<a href="http://scholar.google.at/">http://scholar.google.at/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scopus.com/">http://www.scopus.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?db=pubmed">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?db=pubmed</a><br />
<a href="http://apps.webofknowledge.com/UA_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch">http://apps.webofknowledge.com/UA_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch</a><br />
These and others are at the UniVie library site - click on "Datenbanken"<br />
<a href="http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/eressourcen.html">http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/eressourcen.html</a><br />
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Also check out some reference management programs, such as <a href="https://www.mendeley.com/">Mendeley</a>, <a href="https://www.zotero.org/">Zotero</a>, <a href="https://endnote.com/">EndNote</a>, <a href="https://www.jabref.org/">JabRef</a>, and any others you might know about. <br />
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<i>Summarizing a research article</i>:<br />
<br />
3) Read this short article on how to read a scientific paper:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/elysium-health/how-to-read-a-scientific-paper-695188037080">https://medium.com/elysium-health/how-to-read-a-scientific-paper-695188037080</a></div>
Note
that this was written for non-scientists, but the ideas (mostly) apply
to us as well. We will discuss this article in class. <br />
(Here is a pdf of the article: <a href="https://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher/Guide_to_Reading_and_Understanding_a_Scientific_Paper.pdf">https://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher/Guide_to_Reading_and_Understanding_a_Scientific_Paper.pdf</a> )<br />
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4)
Read a primary research article in your field or a field of interest to
you, and be prepared to give the class a very short oral summary of its
main points.<br />
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Points to cover (1-2 sentences for each):<br />
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What question, problem, or hypothesis does the research address? <br />
What was the approach or method used?<br />
What did the authors find out: what is the most important result reported in this paper? <br />
What is the overall importance or interest of this work? <br />
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Please write or print your summary in a form that you can hand in. <br />
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<br />Brian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560887336009825374.post-31622276314211681902020-03-04T12:48:00.000+01:002020-03-04T12:48:20.522+01:00Some resources for scientific writing<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This list is available as a PDF at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher/Resources_for_Scientific_Writing.pdf">https://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher/Resources_for_Scientific_Writing.pdf</a> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Some Resources for
Scientific Literature and Writing in English</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Where to find
relevant literature: </span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1) The reference lists in recent papers on your topic, especially
review articles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2) Colleagues with experience in your field</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3) PubMed ( <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed</a>
)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4) Web of Science<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>( <a href="http://apps.webofknowledge.com/">http://apps.webofknowledge.com</a> )</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4) Scopus ( <a href="http://www.scopus.com/home.url">http://www.scopus.com/home.url</a>
), available if you are connecting through UniVie</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5) Google Scholar ( <u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://scholar.google.at/">https://scholar.google.at/</a></span></u>
) is very broad and general, and sometimes links to full-text articles </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5) The UniVie Library online system ( <a href="http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/eressourcen.html">http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/eressourcen.html</a>
) includes access to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">BIOSIS Previews ( =
Biological Abstracts); Zoological Record;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Science Citation Index
(also ISI, which includes social sciences and humanities)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ProQuest for doctoral
dissertations; Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB); </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">and about 1000 more</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">6) Get a reference manager program you like and start using it </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">e.g. <a href="https://www.zotero.org/">Zotero</a> (free), <a href="http://www.mendeley.com/">Mendeley</a> (free), <a href="http://endnote.com/">EndNote</a> (avail. through ZID) </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">English language
references:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A good paperback
dictionary with usage notes, e.g. Webster's,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>American Heritage, or one of the Oxford dictionaries, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Mac OS X
Dictionary app, plus free plugins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Oxford English
Dictionary online: <a href="http://www.oed.com/">http://www.oed.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Oxford Reference
Online, including OED <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/">http://www.oxfordreference.com</a>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Webster's online: <a href="http://www.m-w.com/">http://www.m-w.com/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The essential guide to
writing in English is <i>The Elements of Style</i> by W. Strunk & E.B.
White.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">You can download the
full (bootleg) text at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/Applications/%22">http://www.jlakes.org/ch/web/The-elements-of-style.pdf</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The original guide by
Strunk, without White's additions, is free at <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/141/">http://www.bartleby.com/141/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">All other English
style manuals are just extended footnotes to Strunk & White. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">How to learn
scientific writing:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1) Read good science writing, and pay attention to how it is presented.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2) Co-author papers with someone who writes well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3) Peer-review articles for journals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4) <i>A Short Guide To Writing About Biology</i>, by J. Pechenik gives
helpful advice and examples. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5) <i>Writing Science</i>, by Josh Schimel (ca. €25) and his blog at <u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://schimelwritingscience.wordpress.com/">http://schimelwritingscience.wordpress.com/</a></span></u>
are also very good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">6) A helpful guide: <a href="https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Elements_of_Style.pdf">https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Elements_of_Style.pdf</a>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Citing sources and
avoiding plagiarism:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Always ask the advice
of someone with more experience in scientific writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">One helpful page is
at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html">http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html</a></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">For writing grant
proposals:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Art of
Grantsmanship</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">, by Jacob Kraicer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.hfsp.org/funding/art-grantsmanship">http://www.hfsp.org/funding/art-grantsmanship</a></span></u>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">German-English (and
other languages) translation:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A German-English (or
English) dictionary with usage examples: I prefer the dictionaries from Langenscheidt
and Harper-Collins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">LEO <a href="http://dict.leo.org/">http://dict.leo.org/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">For the main European
languages, DeepL is new and seems good: <a href="https://www.deepl.com/translator">https://www.deepl.com/translator</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Google translate ( <u style="text-underline: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://translate.google.com/">https://translate.google.com/</a></span></u>
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</style>Brian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560887336009825374.post-52460970546480381362020-01-15T07:47:00.000+01:002020-03-04T13:34:33.986+01:00Welcome to Scientific Writing: Abstracts & Articles! 300443 SE+UE Summer Semester 2020<br />
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Instructor: <br />
Dr. Brian Metscher<br />
Dept. of Evolutionary Biology, University of Vienna<br />
Tel. 1 4277 56704<br />
<a href="mailto:brian.metscher@univie.ac.at">brian.metscher@univie.ac.at</a><br />
<a href="http://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher">http://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher</a> <br />
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Class will meet weekly on <b>Wednesdays 12:00-13:30</b> in the COSB Seminar Room (UZA I, Ebene 2, Spange 2.<br />
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First class meeting is <b>4 March 2020</b>.<br />
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This course will guide students through reading and writing different kinds of scientific abstracts and summaries, introduce the structure and composition of scientific articles, and examine how these communications reflect the structure of scientific research and knowledge. Exercises will include practice writing abstracts for research articles, proposals, and conference submissions, and group work on improving individual writing skills.<br />
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Evaluation is based on attendance and participation (2/3) and completion of homework assignments (1/3). <br />
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Attendance is required: two absences (excused or unexcused) will be allowed before your grade is affected.<br />
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There will be weekly homework assignments, some of which will include a written assignment to be collected in class; others will include in-class discussion or presentation. These will account for 1/3 of the final mark.<br />
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If you are enrolled but cannot attend the first class, you must send me an email about this before the first class. Include your registered name and Matrikelnr.<br />
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If you are not officially enrolled in the course, I am not allowed to give you a mark. And if you do not wish to receive a mark for this course, you must cancel your registration (abmelden) before 31 March, otherwise I am required to give you a mark whether you attended the course or not. Brian Metscherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08871633575951273477noreply@blogger.com0