Academic writing workshop - from report to essay 1600-SZD-WN-WPN
This course is devoted to practicing basic skills involved in communicating research results: organizing a text or a presentation in a clear logical and narrative sequence; using software for visualization of quantitative and qualitative data; describing, analyzing and summarizing research results in evocative and accurate language appropriate for the indented audience.
Between classes the participants are required to work on the micro-tasks given by the instructors and bring the results to class as a point of departure for collaborative work.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
After the course the participants will be able to:
visualize and present research results in a form adjusted to the cognitive abilities of the audience;
create comprehensible graphs, charts and other visualizations of data;
present quantitative and qualitative results in a form facilitating their comprehension and memorization;
simplify needlessly complicated sentences by changing their grammatical subject;
highlight logical relationships between sentences and paragraphs;
describe tables and figures without duplicating too much content;
summarize research results in a clear and concise manner.
Assessment criteria
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session):
- Passing the course requires positive grades from both final projects: 1) oral presentation of research results with visual aids; 2) editing, elaborating and summarizing a paper.
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes:
- Grading the final projects delivered by the participants.
evaluation criteria
The projects will be graded accordingly to the rules of efficient scientific communication discussed in class.
Bibliography
List of the subject-related literature:
Abela Andrew. 2013. Advanced Presentations by Design, 2. wyd. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Becker Howard S. 2013. Warsztat pisarski badacza. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Davis Martha. 2012. Scientific Papers and Presentations. Academic Press.
Hoffman Angelica. 2010. Scientific Writing and Communication. Papers, Proposals and Presentations, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kosslyn Stephen Michael. 2007. Clear and to the Point: 8 Psychological Principles for Compelling PowerPoint Presentations, New York: Oxford University Press.
Mayer Richard E. 2009. Multimedia Learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Additional information
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