•   Academic Writing Skills 3E00EJ08-3004 01.01.2022-31.07.2022  2 cr  (21YEL) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course unit
    After this course students can
    -organize their text so that it is coherent and easy to follow
    -apply the typical features of academic style and vocabulary in their own thesis
    -analyze the structure of academic texts to find topic sentences and transition words
    -paraphrase and summarize their reading and use citations to justify their own argumentation
    -write a logical and coherent thesis abstract
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    English at level B2
    Course contents
    Structure and organization of texts
    Academic language and style
    Praphrasing ans summarizing
    Literature review
    Discussing Results
    Thesis abstract
    Assessment criteria
    Satisfactory

    PASS

    The student's text is well-organized and coherent.

    It is academic in style and vocabulary.

    Their own voice is clear.

    They use referencing to support and justify their own argumentation and findings.

    They edit their text based on feedback and give constructive feedback to fellow students.

    FAIL

    The student's text is disorganized and difficult to follow.

    It suffers from register clashes and poor structure.

    The literature review is mainly a summary of other writers' ideas and texts.

    Poor referencing technique doesn't make clear which is the student's voice, which is borrowed from somebody else.

    The student doesn't utilize feedback and is not able to give constructive feedback.

    Approved/Failed

    PASS

    The student's text is well-organized and coherent.

    It is academic in style and vocabulary.

    Their own voice is clear.

    They use referencing to support and justify their own argumentation and findings.

    They edit their text based on feedback and give constructive feedback to fellow students.

    FAIL

    The student's text is disorganized and difficult to follow.

    It suffers from register clashes and poor structure.

    The literature review is mainly a summary of other writers' ideas and texts.

    Poor referencing technique doesn't make clear which is the student's voice, which is borrowed from somebody else.

    The student doesn't utilize feedback and is not able to give constructive feedback

    Further information
    Also available as an open-access knowledge resource without enrolment

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Sisko Mällinen

    Recommended or required reading

    in Tabula

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    Self-study and peer feedback online

    Language of instruction

    English

    Timing

    01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

    Registration

    24.11.2021 - 15.05.2022

    Credits

    2 cr

    Group(s)

    21YEL

    Teacher(s)

    Sisko Mällinen

    Further information for students

    You can either do 1cr by completing the first three lessons, or 2 cr by completing all the lessons. You can also only use this course only a s knowledge resource without doing any of the tasks and not gaining any credits.
    There is little facilitation on this course. Students give feedback to and support each other.

    Unit, in charge

    Business and Media

    Degree programme(s)

    Master's Degree Programme in Educational Leadership

    Office

    TAMK Main Campus

    Virtual proportion

    2 cr

    Evaluation scale

    Pass/Fail

    Completion alternatives

    You can either do 1cr by completing the first three lessons, or 2 cr by completing all the lessons. You can also only use this course only a s knowledge resource without doing any of the tasks and not gaining any credits.

    Content periodicity

    Structure and organization of academic texts
    Academic style and language
    Literature review
    Discussing your results
    Writing your abstract

    Assessment criteria
    Approved/Failed

    Written tasks and giving feedback to peer students. ’Pass’ when all the tasks have been successfully completed including required feedback to peers.
    The course has an activity tracking feature on in Moodle.