- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Academic Skills 2 4030-AS2-OG
Academic Skills for Thesis-writing
• Understanding the structure of research articles/MA thesis
+ Literature review
+ Theoretical framework
+ Methods
+ Results
+ Discussion and Conclusion
• Effective presentation skills (oral, written, visual)
• Improving note-taking and oganisational skills
• Expanding relevant academic vocabulary
• Summary, coherence and cohesion skills
• Revising and correcting errors and style
• Presenting and promoting research results
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, a student will:
• be able to critically evaluate an academic article (K_W01, K_W07, K_U01)
• be able to clearly express their opinions, both orally and in writing (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
• be able to constructively discuss their own and other’s opinions
• be able to write an article review (K_U06, K_U09)
• be able to write a discursive, academic essay (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
• have raised his/her confidence in approaching and analysing academic literature (K_K01, K_K02)
Assessment criteria
Attendance & active participation 30pts
Short presentation 20pts
Essay 50pts
Assessment for a grade
Bibliography
Bailey (2003) Academic Writing: A practical guide for students. Nelson
Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications
Lebrun, J.-L. (2011). Scientific writing 2.0: a reader and writer’s guide. New Jersey: World Scientific: Chapter 15, pp. 209-234
McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge
Parija & Kate (eds). (2018). Thesis writing for Master’s and PhD program. Springer
Peterson, Todd C., Sofie R. Kleppner, and Crystal M. Botham. 2018. “Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity” Plos
Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge
Schimel, Joshua. (2012). Writing Science. Oxford University Press
The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
(Lecturer’s own materials)
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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