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(in Polish) Critical Academic Writing

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Course ID:	2500-PL-PS-SP15-04
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Critical Academic Writing
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Short description:	This course is designed to teach students in psychology the skills necessary for academic writing in English. The objectives of this course are: (a) Equip students with skills necessary for academic writing in English, with a focus on quantitative empirical social science writing styles and conventions; and (b) Help students develop the ability to effectively and efficiently collect, interpret, critique, and synthesize information from multiple sources
Learning outcomes:	By the end of the course, the student should be able to: -- Use available tools to collect and navigate information for the purpose of writing a high pieces of text. -- Write a critical literature review, an introduction with research questions and a clear contribution to the literature, the theory and hypotheses section, and the data and methods section. -- Effectively revise their own writing.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Joshua Dubrow
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading
Full description:	This course is designed to teach first-year MA students in psychology the skills necessary for academic writing in English in order to write a high-quality MA thesis. A high-quality MA thesis presents an argument based on facts and logic and thus has a clear contribution to the discipline and field of study. We focus on developing abilities to write critical literature reviews, theory statements, introductions, and the data and methods section. Students will learn how to efficiently and effectively collect, interpret, criticize, and synthesize information from multiple sources. The course will highlight important stages of the journey from research idea to MA thesis: structure and critique, building productive writing habits, hallmarks of good writing, and specific applications, namely, introduction, theory and hypotheses, and data and methods. We start with the structure of empirical research articles in psychology and a review of academic skills in finding, reading, and critiquing the literature. Along the way we discuss productive writing habits and the craft of writing. At the end, we focus on three aspects of the MA thesis: introductions, theory and hypotheses, and data and methods.
Bibliography:	Schimel (2012) Chapters 1-6, 8, 10, 11 Harvard Writing Center “A Brief Guide to Writing the Psychology Paper” Hutson, Matthew. 2022. “Could AI help you to write your next paper?” Nature 31 October. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman \| AI for the Next Era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHoWGNQRXb0 “Leadership Lab: The Craft of Writing Effectively,” by Larry McEnerney, Director of the University of Chicago's Writing Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM Smith, Chris. 2018. “Six academic writing habits that will boost productivity.” LSE Impact Blog Peterson, Todd C., Sofie R. Kleppner, and Crystal M. Botham. 2018. “Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity” Plos Carson et al (2012) chapters “How to Read Sources Critically”, “Writing a Conceptually Coherent Paper,” and “Academic Honesty in Writing” How to Read a Paper Efficiently (By Prof. Pete Carr): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeaD0ZaUJ3Y Required: Churchill, Harriet and Teela Sanders. 2011. “Formulating a Research Question.” In Getting Your PhD, pp. 22 – 32. SAGE. Harvard College Writing Center: Developing A Thesis https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/developing-thesis Carson et al (2012) Chapter “Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Writing in Psychology” The Sociology Place: Data Write-up: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why https://thesociology.place/data-write-up-the-who-what-when-where-and-why/

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