Announcement re: Coronavirus
This workshop was originally scheduled to take place on campus on:
- Thursday, 23 April 2020 from 14:15-17:15
- Friday, 24 April 2020 from 14:15-17:15
Due to the social distancing measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this workshop will be a digital workshop. The materials will be available from 20 April 2020. Students who want to participate may register by self-enrolling in the Moodle room.
Course Description
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.
- Lecturer: Sara Beth Mitchell