Developing Academic Writing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

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

Materials

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.

Teaching methods and instruction

The course consists of two major parts. The first part covers more general issues of academic writing, such as: the style of academic writing, academic vocabulary, academic paragraphs ( thematic, descriptive, narrative, argumentative, contrastive), linking words, phrases, punctuation.
The second part deals with conducting research and structuring theses. These are: finding, evaluating and using sources ethically (referencing), academic misconduct (see TENK pdf), writing in-text citations and References, paraphrasing, summarizing, writing academic abstracts.
Structuring a thesis/report according to academic standards, ensuring compliance with the institutional instructions, writing guidelines for reports and theses at Haaga-Helia.
Zoom sessions include recap on lectures (explanation of various aspects of academic writing) as well as an outline of the work the students will complete during the independent study. Some sessions will also include workshop-type exercises. Therefore, attendance and participation are required.

Independent on-line studying
Independent study include:
- following the lectures
- studying materials available in the study books
- completion of the written assignments as instructed by the lecturer

Zoom Q and A sessions
Q and A sessions (zoom) include recap on the lectures and feedback on students’ work, as well as feedback on written assignments.
CONTENTS
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
Paragraph types: thematic, descriptive, narrative, argumentative, comparative/contrastive and metatextual
Linking words and phrases, punctuation
Academic vocabulary
Finding, evaluating and using sources ethically (referencing), academic misconduct (see TENK pdf), writing in-text citations and bibliographic entries

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

Assessment methods

The students will be assessed based on:
- their work during the course: completing written assignments
- participation in the zoom sessions