- From www.edx.org
Academic writing for clarity and meaning
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 2 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Writing practices relevant to your writing project and your intended readers
- Academic writing principles to improve clarity in your writing
Prerequisite
Instructors
Peter Alkema
PhD, School of Electrical and Information Engineering
Wits University
Nomusa Mazonde
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wits Business School
Wits University
Terri Carmichael
Associate Professor of Management Education at the Wits Business School
Wits University
Platform
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