Academic Writing
| Bachelor WiWi | Master SPRING | |
| Semester: | Summer/Winter term | Sommer/Winter term |
| Module: | Modul 11 | Modul 1 |
| Credits: | 2 SWS / 2 Credits | 1 SWS / 1 Credits |
| Event type: | Workshop | Workshop |
| Language: | English | English |
| Date and Location: | 14.10, 21.10, 28.10, 04.11 Time: 10-12h Raum: GB1 410 | 14.10, 21.10, 28.10, 04.11 Time: 10-12h Raum: GB1 410 |
| Lecturer: | Lucien Costard | Lucien Costard |
| Contact: | lucien.costard@tu-dortmund.de | lucien.costard@tu-dortmund.de |
Content Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide students with skills and tools to enhance their academic writing. Over the course of four sessions, students will engage in a variety of tasks, including writing assignments, reading assignments, group discussions and debate, and oral presentations.
During this course, students will learn how to:
- Structure ideas in academic writing: academic writing as ‘storytelling’
- Understand the various types of writing and how this affects style, vocabulary and content
- Discuss research in appropriate language for various audiences (scholarly and general)
- Critique academic writing and how to respond to academic criticism (providing suggestions, accepting suggestions, defending decisions)
- Present qualitative and quantitative analyses in a way that is meaningful and accessible
- Writing concisely, accurately, and accessibly to communicate complex ideas
Relevant high-quality sources on academic citations/referencing, writing style guides, guides to presenting statistics, etc. will be provided.
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