Principles of Academic Writing
Course code
KOI7005.FK
old course code
KOI7005
Course title in Estonian
Akadeemiline kirjutamine
Course title in English
Principles of Academic Writing
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The objectives of the course are:
(1) that the student can apply his or her acquired knowledge, skills and tools into a specific research project;
(2) that s/he knows how to relate different areas of knowledge and apply them in the frame of a project; and
(3) that s/he can present his or her ideas and communicate the results of a research project.
(1) that the student can apply his or her acquired knowledge, skills and tools into a specific research project;
(2) that s/he knows how to relate different areas of knowledge and apply them in the frame of a project; and
(3) that s/he can present his or her ideas and communicate the results of a research project.
Brief description of the course
This course will give you the basic notions of how to write research papers, how to cite and quote other authors’ ideas, enhancing your academic writing skills. It will help you in the process of formulating strong research questions and how to tackle them both from a theoretical and a methodological point of view. The course is of particular help to those in their stage of preparation for writing their dissertation.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of the course, you will:
- Know the principles of academic writing
- Be able to quote and refer to different authors and sources
- Be able to avoid plagiarism
- Know how to devise an accurate research plan
- Be able to formulate a research problem, set down the hypothesis and the relevant research questions
- Know the stages of any research process and its structure
- Be able to present their research plan in an academic context
By the end of the course, you will:
- Know the principles of academic writing
- Be able to quote and refer to different authors and sources
- Be able to avoid plagiarism
- Know how to devise an accurate research plan
- Be able to formulate a research problem, set down the hypothesis and the relevant research questions
- Know the stages of any research process and its structure
- Be able to present their research plan in an academic context
Teacher
Scott Abel, MA
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