| For the first time, and based on participants‘ strong expression of
interest, NISPAcee is offering a workshop on how to improve one's paper,
especially its introduction and conclusions. When readers don't like
the introduction of your paper they will not continue reading. Sometimes
readers start at the conclusions. If they don't like them they neither
continue reading the paper. The quality of introduction and conclusions
of your paper is therefore crucial.
This Master class is designed for young scholars from the NISPAcee
regions who have already written a paper and who want to improve on it.
The Master Class is scheduled in such a way as to allow participants to
work on their papers for the conference themselves just before the
conference. The master class will take place in the conference hotel
before the official opening. The class is sponsored by LGI and free of
charge for the selected participants.
Based on the applications 12 participants have been accepted for the Master Class.
The Master Class will be conducted by Professor Dr. Michiel de Vries
(Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) He is also the chair of
working group IV on Public Administration Reform and member of the
editorial board of numerous journals in Public Administration and Dr. Marlies Honingh, Assistant Professor (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
Master Class Schedule:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th, 2011
09.00-10.30 h
- will
feature a general presentation by the workshop leader on what constitutes a
good paper, as well as discussion how to improve the introduction section of one’s
own paper. The participants will get a text
by email before May 1st , which they have to have read before
the first meeting.
Meeting room: ORPHEUS
Coffee break: 10:30
10.30-15.00
Participants
will after the first meeting with the workshop leader be expected to work on their
own introduction and mail the improved texts to the workshop leader before
15.00 to the e-mail addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]
Coffee break: 15:30
15.30 – 18.00
- will
consist of individual meetings with the workshop leaders going through the
improved texts on the introduction, one by one, discussing the changes made and
the changes still necessary. These are 20 minutes sessions each. Given the
number of applicants, these sessions will be conducted by either Prof. Dr.
Michiel S de Vries, or by Dr. Marlies Honingh.
Meeting room 1: ORPHEUS
Meeting room 2: REZOS
19.30-20.30 h
A
general presentation about the structure of conclusions of papers as well as a
discussion on how this would apply to the applicants’ papers
Meeting room: ORPHEUS
20.30 until next morning:
Participants will be expected to work on
their conclusions section and work further on their improved introduction
section and mail the final texts to the workshop leaders before 08.00 h May
19th.
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
09.00-11.30
will
be used for individual meetings between applicants and workshop leaders going
through the improved texts on the introduction and of the conclusions. Given the
number of applicants, these sessions are divided among Prof. Dr. Michiel S de
Vries, or by Dr. Marlies Honingh.
Meeting room 1: ORPHEUS
Meeting room 2: REZOS
Coffee break: 10:00
11.30-13.00 will
be used to discuss the improved manuscripts in the group as a whole as well as
an evaluation of the course.
Meeting room: ORPHEUS
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