Introduction to Academic Writing

Short description of the course:

This course is designed for graduate students who would like an introduction to the specifics of standard research papers and academic presentations. It provides input, guidance, and useful tools and raises awareness of appropriate language, organisational patterns, and revision/correction skills. There will be opportunities to practise the skills taught during the course in self-study assignments with feedback. Course participants need to plan for an extra 6 hours in addition to the online class time to complete those self-study tasks outside class times.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• use an academic writing style which is clear and concise,
• know what elements contribute to the user-friendliness of their texts and how to use those,
• structure a standard research paper and also how to structure individual paragraphs,
• review a text written by their peers,
• know the most relevant aspects to be mindful of when giving an academic presentation