Academic Skills 2

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Course ID:	4030-AS2-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Academic Skills 2
Name in Polish:	Academic Skills 2
Organizational unit:	University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) 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. view allocation of credits
Language:	(unknown)
Type of course:	general courses
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	During the course students will acquire skills and vocabulary in English at C1 level for critically analysing and writing academic texts. As a result of this, they will develop skills in presenting their ideas visually, orally and in written form at an academic level suitable for writing an MA thesis.
Full description:	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
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)
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 methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance & active participation 30pts Short presentation 20pts Essay 50pts Assessment for a grade

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