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
University
UROS
Teacher/Course Responsible
Henrik Bönner
Max no of students
25
Min no of students
–
Language
English
ECTS
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Number of contact hours (teaching hours)
6
Hours of study autonomous individual work
Period – dates
Spring 2026 : March
Timetable/hours
Mon, March 09 – 1-3 p.m.
Mon, March 16 – 1-3 p.m.
Mon, March 23 – 1-3 p.m.
Teaching mode
Online
Call (Call 1 – Jan – Febr. 2025, Call 2 – March – April 2025, Call 3 – May – June 2025)
2
How to apply?
In order to register for the course/courses, you need to:
Complete the Registration Form where you need your PhD/postdoctoral Supervisor and after send it to the university e-mail address (check e-mail addresses here, bottom of the page) where you are enrolled already as a student/research fellow.
