WIAS Course The Final Touch
Course schedule
Dates | Start time | End time | Location | Coordinator | registrations app/max |
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9 December 2025 | 09:00 | 17:00 | Wageningen Campus | WIAS | 6 / 15 | Apply |
Course description
The General Introduction and General Discussion are single-author chapters in the thesis which plays an important role in the final assessment of the thesis. In this course, a one-day training is offered for the writing of the General Introduction and the General Discussion of a PhD thesis. Apart from providing general guidelines, we will discuss strong and weak points of examples of a General Introduction and a General Discussion. The examples have to be studied before the course takes place.
General Information
Target Group |
PhD candidates in their final year |
Course level |
Post-graduate |
Group size |
A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 participants |
Course duration |
1 day and given twice per year |
Materials |
To be given to participants prior to the start of the course |
Homework |
8 hours |
Language |
English |
Credit points |
0.6 ECTS |
Trainers |
Guillermo Amador & Michiel Kleerebezem |
Teaching methods |
Lectures, group work |
In-person |
Wageningen University campus, Wageningen, the Netherlands. |
Draft Programme:
Important! Several weeks in advance, three examples of a General Introduction and three examples of a General Discussion will be sent to you by email. You are expected have to be studied these before the start of the course.
9.00: Lecture:
- Effective writing.
- What is a good title of your thesis?
- How to write a General Introduction.
10.30: Discussion groups (about 3 persons/group): Analysis of the weak and the strong aspects of three General Introductions.
12.00: Lunch
13.00: Presentation of the analyses of the Introductions and reflection by the trainers.
13.45: Lecture: How to write a General Discussion.
14.15: Discussion groups (about 3 persons/group): Analysis of the weak and strong aspects of three General Discussions.
16.00: Presentation of the analyses of the Discussions and reflection by the trainrs.
16.45: Evaluation of the course (feedback by the participants).
Fees
WGS PhD candidates with a TSP | € 130 |
Other Phd candidates | € 300 |
Cancellation conditions
You may cancel free of charge up to 1 month before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged with the full fee. Unless:
- You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement. In this case you will be charged a €50,- cancellation fee.
- The organizors have the right to cancel the course no later than a month before the start date if the number of registrations do not reach the minimum.
More information: Please contact: WIAS Office wias@wur.nl