Εffective Academic Writing
General
Code: BSC_IT1
Language: English
Delivery: In person
Prerequisites: None
Workload
- Lectures: 39.0 hours
- Lab: 0.0 hours
- Study: 33.0 hours
- Project: 53.0 hours
Course Content
Week 1: Introduction to academic writing
Week 2: Paragraph structure
Week 3: Essay structure
Week 4: Academic style and vocabulary
Week 5: Critical reading
Week 6: Referencing styles (APA, IEEE)
Week 7: Avoiding plagiarism
Week 8: Synthesizing sources
Week 9: Writing technical texts
Week 10: Editing and revising
Week 11: Writing a short research paper
Week 12: Presentations and feedback
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Understand the principles of academic writing
Structure academic texts effectively (paragraphs, essays, reports)
Develop clear and well-supported arguments
Use appropriate academic vocabulary and tone
Identify and avoid plagiarism
Apply citation styles (APA, IEEE)
Evaluate and integrate scholarly sources
Revise and edit their writing
Produce basic academic texts related to IT
Skills
The course fosters the following competences:
Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Team work
Working in an international environment
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Production of new research ideas
Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism
Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
Others:
Academic writing and documentation skills
Critical reading of scholarly texts
Information literacy and citation management
Clear scientific communication