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Cursus: 201700028
201700028
PM: Academic Writing
Cursus informatie
Cursuscode201700028
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
Knowledge and skills in academic writing:
  • Writing sound and solid scientific papers with appropriate theoretical framework, research question(s), and conclusions;
  • Searching and finding proper literature;
  • Combining theoretical information and empirical research findings.
Inhoud
Academic writing is an essential skill within the Educational Sciences. In this course on academic writing students will learn about writing various parts of a scientific paper (abstract, introduction, theoretical framework, research questions and hypotheses, discussion, conclusion, and the references). Students will learn how to use search engines and keywords to find scientific literature. Students will learn how to judge the quality of this literature. Students will learn how to cite literature (APA-style) and how to avoid plagiarism and learn about scientific integrity. They will also learn about language strategies they can use for academic writing. Other skills necessary for academic writing such as critical thinking, reviewing their own work and work of peers, and using the APA-style guidelines to construct a manuscript layout will also be part of the course.
 
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