The courses and workshops offered by the Writing Centre are free of charge for students at Goethe University. | Registration is required for participation.
Instructors: Carly Crane
Date: Fri, 08.05.2026, 10:00-17:00
Location: SH 1.103
Maximum number of participants: 20
Description
Long-term writing projects like advanced term papers and theses often challenge our existing approaches to the writing process, confounding us as strategies that previously worked like a charm no longer help. This workshop addresses this common experience, introducing participants to a research process appropriate for these long-term, complex writing projects. We'll discuss narrowing a topic, developing a research question, finding and managing research literature, effective note-taking practices, and using sources to develop your project and arguments. Throughout the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to work on their own writing projects.
Note: “The Writer's Process for Advanced Students (EN)" would be a helpful follow-up to this workshop. It builds on this course's approach to long-term research projects but focuses on managing a successful writing process.
Content
- Developing a research topic and structuring the research process
- Managing research literature and notes
- Using sources to progress one's project and stimulate one's writing
What to bring
Topic for an upcoming term paper (Hausarbeit) or thesis
Laptop or tablet (if possible)
Requirements
Participants should have experience writing research-based academic texts. This workshop was designed with advanced students (e.g., students in the final stages of their Bachelor studies, MA students, and thesis-writers) in mind.
