Research and Writing I

Full course description

This skills training runs parallel to the content course Entering the Field. The skills training focuses on finding, exploring and summarising the readings that students will use when they write their library research paper in the content course. Through interactive lectures and tutorial sessions, students will learn how to use online catalogues, how to read and summarise academic texts, how to write a literature review, and how to give formal peer feedback. Attention will be given to the use of bibliographic software, the principles of correct referencing, and how to avoid plagiarism. To practice their reading and writing skills, students will write a literature review of three readings. The skills training is assessed through writing peer feedback on two literature reviews of fellow students.