Academic writing for master’s thesis (5 cr)
Code: BY00EA54-3001
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
13.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö
Campus
Ecampus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Teachers
- Tarmo Ahvenainen
Teacher in charge
Tarmo Ahvenainen
Groups
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Master_eKampus
Objective
You are able to analyze the style of text and recognize different components of a report, chapter, paragraph, and sentence. You can observe the principles of ethical writing and referencing. You know the referencing practices of your university and can follow them systematically. You are able to write a fluent, grammatically correct and clearly structured thesis displaying good academic style, typical for your own field and your research approach.
Content
What is ethical writing? How to cite sources and draft a list of references following XAMK style guide? How to compose different chapters (theoretical framework, data, results, etc.) of the thesis? What is a good academic style? What is the flow? What is the structure of a good paragraph? What kind of writing strategies can be used to help the research process? How to choose writing and language tools and use them effectively?
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
Online studies
Further information
Offline course on e-campus.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
For Master programme students only. Successful completion of the course requires overall English skills in the upper intermediate level (B2 level).