Writing at university can be a perplexing and demanding activity. This academic writing course demystifies the process by breaking it down into manageable parts and offers a structured and supporting environment to work on your own texts. It is suitable for students who are planning to write a text in the foreseeable future or who have already started their research and are writing a paper to submit to a lecturer, supervisor, or publisher. The course follows the write–review–revise cycle to nurture productive writing strategies and ensure quality output. It combines the following components to help you turn concepts or data into a first draft or a readable manuscript.
Instruction by the lecturer
During input sessions, the lecturer familiarizes you with the structural and language-related requirements for each section of your text. You are introduced to templates, style guides, and digital writing resources and supported in adapting them to your discipline and text type.
Structured and regular text production
Throughout the course you are motivated to grow your text by regularly writing parts according to goals and milestones you set for yourself.
Feedback from peers and the lecturer
Feedback sessions with peers and the lecturer develop your ability to formulate and receive constructive written and oral comments that improve the quality of your texts and steer them towards completion.