Academic Writing Made Easy

Course
en
English
16 h
This content is rated 0 out of 5
Source
  • From www.edx.org
Conditions
  • Self-paced
  • Free Access
  • Fee-based Certificate
More info
  • 8 Sequences
  • Intermediate Level

Their employees are learning daily with Edflex

  • Safran
  • Air France
  • TotalEnergies
  • Generali
Learn more

Course details

Syllabus

The MOOC “Academic Writing Made Easy” covers the following topics to help you improve your writing:

Week 1 Rhetorical Preferences: Meeting the expectations of your target group

Week 2 Genre: Differentiating between types of scholarly texts

The Writing Process: Overcoming writer's block

Week 3 Cohesion: Making your ideas flow logically

Week 4 Sentences: Writing reader-friendly sentences

Week 5 Credibility: Convincing your peers to accept and believe what you write

Week 6 Punctuation: Polishing your text

Putting it all together: Overcoming the last hurdles

Prerequisite

Upper-intermediate to advanced knowledge of English.

Instructors

Dr. Heidi Minning
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Jeremiah Hendren
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Dr. Stephen Starck
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Dr. Aparna Bhar
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Susan O’Byrne
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Rose Jacobs
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Ruth Shannon
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Elizabeth Hamzi-Schmidt
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Tina Schrier
Lecturer
Technische Universität München

Sviatoslav Tugeev
Teaching Assistant
Technische Universität München

Editor

Technische Universität München

Platform

Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley, are just some of the schools that you have at your fingertips with EdX. Through massive open online courses (MOOCs) from the world's best universities, you can develop your knowledge in literature, math, history, food and nutrition, and more. These online classes are taught by highly-regarded experts in the field. If you take a class on computer science through Harvard, you may be taught by David J. Malan, a senior lecturer on computer science at Harvard University for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. But there's not just one professor - you have access to the entire teaching staff, allowing you to receive feedback on assignments straight from the experts. Pursue a Verified Certificate to document your achievements and use your coursework for job and school applications, promotions, and more. EdX also works with top universities to conduct research, allowing them to learn more about learning. Using their findings, edX is able to provide students with the best and most effective courses, constantly enhancing the student experience.

This content is rated 4.5 out of 5
(no review)
This content is rated 4.5 out of 5
(no review)
Complete this resource to write a review