Academic Writing
| Title | Τεχνικές Συγγραφής / Academic Writing |
| Code | AGE0600 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Marina Tzoannopoulou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019838 |
Programme of Study: ANPPS Tmīmatos Dīmosiografías kai M.M.E. (2020-2021)
Registered students: 187
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIKOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600233446
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Αγρόκτημα - Εργαστήριο Εντομολογίας |
| Floor | Όροφος 3 |
| Hall | Αίθουσα Γ1 - Βασ.Ηρακλείου 12 (337) |
| Calendar | Mercredi 14:30 to 17:00 |
| Building | Αμφιθέατρα Νομικής & Κοινωνικών και Οικονομικών Επιστημών |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 4 - ΝΟΠΕ 1ος όροφος (162) |
| Calendar | Thursdsay 14:30 to 17:00 |
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600233446
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Βy the end of this course students should be able to:
1. Understand the features of academic writing
2. Understand the basics of sentence, paragraph, and argument structure
3. Use and evaluate sources, and compile a bibliography
4. Use punctuation, in-text references, quotations, and footnotes
5. Avoid plagiarism
6. Write summaries
7. Write academic essays
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims to develop an awareness of the theory and conventions of academic literacy, from structure to style, with an increasing focus on the academic essay. Features of academic writing that are introduced and practiced include: the structure of paragraphs and inter-paragraph cohesion, the distinction between register and style, the conventions of register in academic writing and the development of personal style, including ways to convey writer’s stance, academic conventions of citing sources and creating footnotes and reference lists, the structure of longer texts such as essays, techniques of generation of ideas by individual brainstorming and peer consultation, and appropriate grammar and vocabulary to consolidate writing skills.
Keywords
academic writing, essay, research paper
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of power point for the delivery of lectures. Students have access to the e-learning platform
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 127 |
Student Assessment
Description
Continuous and end-of-term assessment (30% continuous assessment and 70% final examination).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Αμερικανική Ψυχολογική Εταιρεία (2022). Οδηγός δημοσίευσης εργασιών (7η έκδ.). Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος.
Additional bibliography for study
-Βοσταντζόγλου Θεολ., Αντιλεξικόν ή Ονομαστικόν της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσης, 2η έκδ. Αθήνα,1962.
-Howard K. & J. A. Sharp, H επιστημονική μελέτη: Οδηγός σχεδιασμού και διαχείρισης πανεπιστημιακών ερευνητικών εργασιών, μτφρ. Β. Π. Νταλάκου, πρόλογος, επιμ. Κ. Μ. Σοφούλης. Αθήνα: Gutenberg, 1994.
-Ιορδανίδου Ά. (επιμ.). (1999). Οδηγός της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας. Αθήνα: Πατάκης.
-Θεοφιλίδης Χρήστος, Η συγγραφή επιστημονικής εργασίας: Από τη θεωρία στην πράξη. Αθήνα: Gutenberg, 1997.
Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών – Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής. Θεσσαλονίκη, 1998 [www.komvos.edu.gr]
-Μαρωνίτης Δ. Ν., επιμ., Εγκόλπιο της ορθής γραφής. Αθήνα: περιοδικό Ταχυδρόμος, 1985.
-Μεταλληνός Γ. Δ. (πρωτοπρεσβύτερος), Εγκόλπιον επιστημονικής έρευνας. Αθήνα: Αρμός, 1987.
-Τριανταφυλλίδης Μανόλης κ.ά. Νεοελληνική Γραμματική (της Δημοτικής), Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών – Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη, 1978.
Last Update
03-10-2023
