Academic Writing
BASIC DATA
course listing
Y - courses in joint study programmes
course code
ÜT7002
course title in Estonian
Akadeemiline kirjutamine
course title in English
Academic Writing
course volume CP
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ECTS credits
3.00
to be declared
not
fully online course
not
assessment form
Pass/fail assessment
teaching semester
autumn
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
EADM26/26
no
Structural units teaching the course
EM - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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VERSION SPECIFIC DATA
course aims in Estonian
- toetada ja julgustada magistrante oma lõputöö kirjutamisel, luua alused akadeemilise
uurimuse iseseisvaks teostamiseks;
- aidata mõista uurimise olemust ja protsessi, vajalikku eeltööd ja eeldusi;
- anda lühiülevaade humanitaarteaduslikest meetoditest ja metodoloogiatest;
- tutvustada teadustööle esitatavaid nõudeid ja tavasid-põhimõtteid;
- anda tehniliste, vormistuslike ja viitamisega seotud nõudmiste rakendamise kogemus;
- pakkuda võimalust oma algusjärgus mõtete testimiseks, tagasiside saamiseks.
course aims in English
- To provide a general overview of the academic writing process.
- To give an overview of, and to suggest approaches to the main parts of the master’s thesis
(literature review, theoretical part, methodology (qualitative research methods), analysis and
discussion).
- To increase the academic vocabulary.
- To improve the knowledge of grammar and sentence structures used in academic writing.
- To support students in their thesis writing in terms of language and structure.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Kursuse läbinud üliõpilane oskab
- leida kirjandust jm materjale ning kasutada neid allikakriitiliselt;
- püstitada uurimisprobleemi;
- uurimust üles ehitada ja struktureerida;
- korrektselt viidata kasutatud allikatele;
- eetiliselt uurimistööle läheneda, sh. ära tunda plagiaati.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
- The students are able to use words and expressions typical of academic English in their
writing.
- The students know how to use the work of other authors in their writing (summarizing,
paraphrasing, referencing).
- The students know how to present their own ideas and arguments in writing.
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- The students are familiar with the main stages in the process of writing a master’s thesis,
and know some strategies and approaches regarding the writing of different parts of their
thesis.
- The students are able to analyse their own writing in terms of coherence and structural logic.
brief description of the course in Estonian
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brief description of the course in English
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type of assessment in Estonian
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type of assessment in English
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independent study in Estonian
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independent study in English
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study literature
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study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
2.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
1.0
lectures
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practices
0.0
practices
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exercises
1.0
exercises
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lecturer in charge
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LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
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Course description in Estonian
Course description in English