Strategies for success in academic writing: course overview
Week 0: Induction 4-8 June 2014
- Reading: introduction to the writing process
- Reading: Writing for Academic Journals, chapter 3
- Webinar: Thursday 5 June 12 noon BST. Meet the tutors and the other participants
- Discussion: post to the arrivals lounge
- Activity: fill in your Moodle profile
- Activity: introduce yourself and your project
- Video: Kathy Greethurst talks about her writing process
Week 1: Generating ideas and planning strategies 9-15 June 2014
- Reading: outlining your argument
- Reading: Writing for Academic Journals, chapter 4
- Discussion: writing barriers
- Activity: outline the structure and argument of your writing project
- Video: Kathy Greethurst talks about getting ideas for writing
- End of week reflection
Week 2: Drafting strategies 16-22 June 2014
- This week's materials go live Monday 9 June
- Reading: introduction to drafting your argument
- Reading: Writing for Academic Journals, chapter 5, outlining
- Webinar: Monday 16 June 12 noon BST. Introduce your project, brainstorm peer review processes
- Activity: prepare a section of your project to share with a partner
- Discussion: what are your writing enablers?
- End of week reflection
Week 3: Revising strategies 23-29 June 2014
- This week's materials go live Monday 16 June
- Reading: revising and editing your argument
- Reading: Writing for Academic Journals, chapter 6
- Activity: answer Robert Brown's eight questions about your writing project
- Activity: provide feedback for another participant
- End of week reflection
Week 4: Reinvigorating your writing 30 June - 6 July 2014
- This week's materials go live Monday 23 June
- Reading: reinvigorating your writing
- Reading: Writing for Academic Journals, chapter 7
- Webinar: Tuesday 1 July 12 noon BST. Wrapping up and making plans
- Discussion: finishing projects
- Activity: making plans
- End of week reflection
- Course feedback survey
