The student
• is able to write academic texts to specified audiences
• can produce short and long academic texts according to process writing principles
• is able to find, evaluate and uses sources in compliance with ethical standards of academic conduct, including writing in-text citations and bibliographic entries
• can recognize and use academic English writing conventions such as appropriate tone, tense, vocabulary, paragraph types, linking words and phrases
• knows how to transform research outcomes (quantitative and/or qualitative) into the appropriate academic format
• can edit both own and text of others
• understands how to structure a thesis/report according to academic standards

• Text audience, organization and style (tone, voice, tense, vocabulary)
• Process writing: Exploring and focusing on a topic, outlining, organizing texts from general-specific and specific-general, logical division of ideas
• Finding, evaluating and using sources ethically (referencing), academic misconduct (see TENK pdf), writing in-text citations and bibliographic entries
• Paragraph types: thematic, descriptive, narrative, argumentative, comparative/contrastive and metatextual
• Linking words and phrases, punctuation
• Paraphrasing, writing summaries and abstracts
• Structuring a thesis/report according to academic standards, ensuring compliance with the institutional instructions Writing reports and theses at Haaga-Helia
Additionally, progressive levels of vocabulary and grammar are integrated into each topic.

Contact sessions/Online sessions involve explanation of academic writing/English along with numerous in-class exercises; therefore, attendance is important for acquisition of writing skills. Writing assignments are to be completed outside of the class time and will be assessed in the follow-up session by oneself and peers through instructor guidance.
• Lectures
• Workshop-style learning environment
• Written assignments with clear application to the thesis writing process
• Peer assessment

Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. 2007. Introduction to Academic Writing: Level 3, 3rd ed. Pearson Longman. White Plains, NY. USA.

Swales, J. & Feak C. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. University of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor, MI. USA.

Haaga-Helia Thesis Coordinators. 2019. Writing reports and theses at Haaga-Helia. Haaga-Helia UAS. Helsinki, Finland.

No prerequisites, but recommended at the start of the Thesis Planning course.