AWC6000 Academic Writing Course Course description

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee 11 October 2016. Minor amendment 13.11.2018.

Introduction

Publication in international journals has become increasingly imperative for academics worldwide. Scholarly success is often measured in terms of publication in high ranking, international - i.e. English language - peer-reviewed journals. At the same time, the internationalisation agendas of higher education institutions - in Norway and around the world - place an emphasis on collaboration and initiatives across international borders. The ability to communicate in English is central to successful involvement in such work.

This course sets out to equip PhD candidates and faculty members at OsloMet with the writing tools needed to meet these challenges.

The course will focus on familiarising participants with the academic writing conventions, as well as addressing the most common problem areas confronting Norwegians when writing academic English. This is a practical course in which participants¿ own writing is a key element. Time will be spent discussing participants¿ texts as well as the principles of academic writing.

The course provides participants with the opportunity to practice academic English and develop competence in working with English academic texts.

The course also contributes to the wider university college milieu by developing a forum for work-in-progress discussions and facilitating participation in international fora as well as internal internationalisation projects. Furthermore, the course enables academic/research contact across faculty lines.

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After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate has in-depth knowledge of:

• the writing conventions and rhetorical patterns needed for international publication in their field
• revision, editing and development strategies needed for international publication
• principles of applied textual analysis for writing development

Skills

The candidate can:

• formulate academic texts in English intended for international publication
• transform awareness of textual features into specific writing strategies
• analyse and describe trends and features of their field¿s academic English

General competence

The candidate can:

• can identify and establish connections between writing practices, writing conventions and research traditions in their fields
• discuss and give feedback on a range of academic texts and issues
• can reflect on and document their current practices and how these can be developed

Learning and Teaching Forms

The course is held each semester.

• The course language is English throughout.
• The course will include task-based teaching, focusing on problems typical for Norwegian writers of academic English.
• In each session the group will work on two draft documents submitted by participants. The group works together on improvements.
• The rest of the session will focus on analytical and short writing and thinking tasks, aimed at rooting writing conventions in participants¿ disciplinary knowledge

Participants are expected to work on their papers between sessions, assimilating into their own work topics raised during class.

Participants will be responsible for distributing their manuscripts to the group at least a week before the session dealing with their work.

Attendance:

• In order to take the exam, and be eligible for study points, the participant must have attended at least five of the six sessions.[1]

Compulsory tasks:

• A completed needs analysis form, and an academic text (an unedited manuscript, approx. 5 pages, double spaced font sized 12) must be submitted prior to the first course session.
• Active participation in all group sessions.
• Resubmission of the academic text in progress for discussion in the group.
• Final resubmission of this text, revised further, for the exam.
• A reflective statement, describing the candidate¿s experience of and responses to the course.

[1]Minor amendment 20.02.2017.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene omfatter demonstrasjonsforelesninger, selvstudier, seminarer og ferdighetstrening på skolens laboratorier. Ferdighetstreningen er eksamensforberedende og gir studenten mulighet til å videreutvikle sine ferdigheter knyttet til fremstilling av relevante tanntekniske produkter innen valgt fordypning, fast- eller avtakbar protetikk.

Deler av ferdighetstreningen på laboratoriet er veiledet. Studenten får i tillegg individuell veiledning og tilbakemelding i forhold til egen studieprogresjon. Emnets to siste uker er viet individuell praktisk eksamen på skolens laboratorier. Under eksamen skal studenten vise kvalitet og selvstendig utførelse i sitt arbeid med de tildelte praktiske arbeidsoppgavene innen sin studieretning.

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være godkjent: 

• minimum 90 % tilstedeværelse på demonstrasjonsforelesninger og laboratorieøvelser
• minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse i ferdighetstrening, seminarer og obligatorisk veiledning

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Progresjonskrav

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