KIE-34106 Academic Writing in English, 3 cr
Lisätiedot
This course is intended for undergraduate students working towards their BSc. MSc students should take the course Thesis Writing unless Academic Writing is in their degree requirements. This course is offered in two versions. In its standard implementation it is completely online. It is also integrated with some courses in particular faculties. For these integrated versions, there are contact sessions and enrollment is limited to students participating in the integrated content course.
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When a course is over-subscribed, i.e. there are more sign-ups than places on the course, then we enrol the required number of students according to the sign-up time.
The course is only intended for degree students
Vastuuhenkilö
Heidi Jauni, Sari Isokääntä
Opetus
| Toteutuskerta | Periodi | Vastuuhenkilö | Suoritusvaatimukset |
| KIE-34106 2016-01 | 1 - 2 |
Sari Isokääntä Peter Shaw |
Active participation, successful completion of course assignments and a short end-of-course exam. |
| KIE-34106 2016-02 | 3 - 4 |
Sarina Lewis Hasmik Minasyan |
Active participation and successful completion of course assignments by their deadlines. |
| KIE-34106 2016-04 | 3 - 4 |
Mika Tukiainen |
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| KIE-34106 2016-03 | - |
Mika Tukiainen |
Osaamistavoitteet
After completing the course, a student should be able write an academic paper, including an abstract, introduction, and conclusion, which reflects an understanding of sentence and paragraph design, appropriate style, principles of readability, and principles of citation.
Sisältö
| Sisältö | Ydinsisältö | Täydentävä tietämys | Erityistietämys |
| 1. | Upon completion of the course, the student can: -write in stages: outlining, drafting, analyzing feedback, revising, and polishing | Upon completion of the course, a more advanced student can also: -make use of language resources such as dictionaries, thesauri, phrase banks and language corpora to edit his/her manuscript | Upon completion of this course, a very advanced student can also -write clear multi-word noun phrases to explain technical concepts |
| 2. | -paraphrase and summarize source material without plagiarizing from the original | -refer to figures or other visual data in your text | -use formatting and linguistic conventions for citation in his/her particular discipline, e.g. author-date or numerical citation, reporting verbs, punctuation of citations |
| 3. | -use some form of consistent citation | -design a table of contents | |
| 4. | -identify informal language and make vocabulary choices suitable for an academic audience | -employ synonyms to enrich your writing style and avoid redundancy | |
| 5. | -identify and exploit key parts of a sentence that effect its readability in English, particularly the placement and content of the subject and verb | -use specialized punctuation such as colons, semi-colons, em-dashes, and hyphens | |
| 6. | -understand how information is linked between sentences in order to maintain a predictable flow of information, employing some linking strategies in his/her own text | -write persuasively, using both hedges and boosters to moderate the strength of claims | |
| 7. | -write paragraphs with predictable flow, e.g. general-specific, and clear topical focus | -understand the difference between generic and specific article usage in order to proofread one’s own text for article mistakes | |
| 8. | -organize a whole text into a predictable pattern according to its audience and purpose, e.g. literature review or research paper | -use parallel structures when forming lists | |
| 9. | -write an introduction which explains the significance and purpose of the text | -vary sentence type and complexity | |
| 10. | -write an abstract that concisely describes important parts of a text | -avoid unnecessary nominalization and use of jargon which makes a text harder to understand | |
| 11. | -write an abstract that concisely describes important parts of a text | ||
| 12. | -write a conclusion that underlines the key points or findings of the text | ||
| 13. | -has a basic understanding of the purpose of punctuation as well as some strategies for using commas |
Ohjeita opiskelijalle osaamisen tasojen saavuttamiseksi
The assessment is based on: -active participation and completion of weekly course assignment/ online tasks, -drafting, revision and polishing of a text, the final version of which is graded,
Arvosteluasteikko:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Osasuoritukset:
Esitietovaatimukset
| Opintojakso | P/S | Selite |
| KIE-32006 Spoken Communication in English | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32016 Spoken Communication in English/TTI | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32026 Spoken Communication in English/TUTA & TIJO | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32036 Spoken Communication in English/BIO | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32046 Spoken Communication in English /RAK | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32056 Spoken Communication in English/LTT | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32066 Spoken Communication in English/TST | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32106 English for Architects | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32706 English Language Exam / Architecture | Advisable | 1 |
| KIE-32906 English Language Exam / Spoken | Advisable | 1 |
1 . Completion of the spoken communication in English course required in your faculty.
Vastaavuudet
| Opintojakso | Vastaa opintojaksoa | Selite |
| KIE-34106 Academic Writing in English, 3 cr | KIE-3377 Scientific Writing in English, 3 cr | |
| KIE-34106 Academic Writing in English, 3 cr | KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr |