Introduction to academic writing
| Title | Συγγραφή της επιστημονικής εργασίας / Introduction to academic writing |
| Code | ΠΕ101 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philosophy and Education |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Olga Pantouli |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018122 |
Programme of Study: Paidagōgikī Epistīmī: Eidikī Agōgī, Paidagōgikī tou Scholeíou, Synechizómenī Ekpaídeusī
Registered students: 18
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600235895
|
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Course Type 2016-2020
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600235895
- At the Website of the School: www.edlit.auth.gr
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=8994
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
An introduction to university-level standards of composition, revision, editing, research, and documentation. A study of the methods and conventions of academic argumentation and research with an emphasis on the skills and practices required to produce academic essays: finding and evaluating sources, formulating research questions, developing thesis statements, constructing arguments, and carrying out various types of analysis.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- 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)
•Read texts critically and assess their rhetorical, ideological, and aesthetic strategies.
•Use library resources to research a topic in preparation for a debate or paper.
•Think independently and critically about literature, media, and the issues raised by texts.
Keywords
academic writing, references, reference sources
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Formative assessment with short assignments during the semester, which are sometimes prepared in the classroom (20%), and sometimes at home (20%) as well as an extent assignment related to the subject is dealt with by each student, which is prepared at home and is deposited at the end of the semester (60%). Mandatory follow-ups (maximum number of absences allowed: 2).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σημειώσεις της διδάσκουσας.
Additional bibliography for study
Προτεινόμενη Βιβλιογραφία:
Carnell, Eileen, Jacqui MacDonald, Bet McCallum (2008) Passion and Politics: Academics Reflect on Writing for Publication. Institute of Education, University of London.
Giltrow, Janet.(2002). Academic writing: writing and reading in the disciplines. Peterborough, Ont.; Orchard Park, NY: Broadview Press.
Swales, John M. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. Διαθέσιμο Online: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012454741-d.html
Umberto Eco (1994). Πώς γίνεται μια διπλωματική εργασία. επιμ. & μετάφραση: Μαριάννα Κονδύλη. Αθήνα: Νήσος.
Κουτσουλέλου-Μίχου, Σταματία (2009). Όψεις του ακαδημαϊκού λόγου. Gutenberg
Λιάντας, Γρηγόρης Μ. (2014). Σύγχρονη επιστημονική τεχνογραφία. Αφοι Σταμούλη.
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Academic Writing (2011-)
Last Update
04-09-2023
