Academic Writing Aid

The UHOH Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Academic Writing Aid series has been designed to help students with their academic writing. The series covers a range of issues, including advice on how to write a seminar paper, what to consider when referencing, and how to avoid plagiarism. The materials provide overall guidance as well as numerous tips and pointers.

Support packages
beginning of studies | during studies | end of studies

Links to the materials can be found below as PDFs. If there are any further issues you would like to see covered in this series, please feel free to email your suggestions.

If you have any specific questions regarding your own work, for example, concerning plagiarism, referencing or structure, one-to-one consultations and email support are provided through the university.

Personal consultations are available upon appointment. Please send an e-mail to agriwritingaid@uni-hohenheim.de to set up one-on-one consultations.

Watch our academic writing workshop on YouTube!

Furthermore the Language Centre (Sprachenzentrum (AA4)) at Hohenheim offers a course entitled “Academic Writing”. It costs 25 Euros for students.

More information is available on the website of the Language Centre.

Academic Writing Aid materials

Master's thesis guidelines PDF

Note-taking and finding sources

Getting started - understanding the question and note-taking PDF
Sourcing academic materials PDF
Lecture note-taking methods PDF

Writing

An overview of the main academic writing types PDF
Basic writing tips PDF
Academic writing style tips PDF
Tips for writing concisely PDF
How to write a counterargument PDF
How to write paragraphs PDF
Active versus passive voice PDF

Specific assignments

How to write an academic paper PDF
Scientific writing: how to write a laboratory report PDF
How to write a literature review PDF
How to create a scientific poster PDF

Referencing

How to reference PDF
How to avoid plagiarism PDF
How to paraphrase PDF
How to quote PDF

Formatting

How to create tables and figures PDF
How to use footnotes and endnotes PDF

Presentations

Presentation visual aids PDF
Tips for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation PDF
Tips for presenting PDF
Tips for dealing with questions and answers PDF

Concentration and motivation

How to avoid procrastination PDF
Ways to improve concentration PDF

All materials

All the above materials (excluding the Master's thesis guidelines) are available as one document PDF

Useful links and contacts

Other thesis guidelines

Institute for Plant Production and Agroecology of the Tropics and Subtropics (380) (2001) Guidelines for writing a Master thesis PDF

Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology (320) (2006) How to write a thesis PDF

Department of Farm Management (410a) (2008) Tips and tricks for preparing a scientific thesis PDF

Double degree MSc programme Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (2015) EUR-Organic Master thesis guide PDF

Department of Farm Management (410a) (2015) Principles of preparing a Bachelor or Master thesis WEBSITE

Institute of Social Sciences in Agriculture (430) (2021) Guidelines for Writing a Master's Thesis PDF

Faculty of Natural Sciences (n.d.) Recommendations for writing a Master's thesis at the Faculty of Natural Sciences PDF

Modules

Scientific Writing and Reporting (1502-500)

Main lecturers: Prof. Lutz Fischer and Prof. Herbert Schmidt

Qualitative Research Methods in Rural Development Studies (4903-470)

Main lecturer: Prof. Regina Birner

Quantitative Methods in Economics (4901-470)

Main lecturer: Prof. Manfred Zeller

Agricultural Economics Seminar (4904-410)

Main lecturer: Prof. Thomas Berger