The course aims at providing students with some of the basic knowledge and skills required for writing technical manuscripts and delivering technical presentations. The scope of work will include selecting a geophysical topic and then undertaking a literature review. Topics will depend on the student’s interest taking into account the available time. There will be a weekly meeting with the instructor during which students are expected to give technical presentations and carry out group discussions. The instructor will discuss some relevant topics (term paper topic, writing and presentation skills, etc.).