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Overview
Struggling with writing an academic text? This MOOC will ease the pain – and make your writing shine.
What you'll learn
- to understand the basic tenets of academic writing
- to identify the different genres and the expectations of each one
- to overcome writer's block
- to structure your ideas cohesively
- to write reader-friendly sentences
- to use appropriate tone to gain credibility
- to avoid plagiarism and
- to ensure your text respects the rules of general punctuation in English.
Syllabus 9
- 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
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
- A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
- From Technical University of Munich, a well-regarded name.
- Self-paced: start any time.
- A clear syllabus (9 parts) you can see before you start.
Disadvantages
- Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
- Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
- Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
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Free to audit
- Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
- Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate: $65). Audit access may end after the course closes.
Before you start
Upper-intermediate to advanced knowledge of English.
Taught by
- Dr. Heidi MinningLecturer
- Jeremiah HendrenLecturer
- Dr. Stephen StarckLecturer
- Dr. Aparna BharLecturer
- Susan O’ByrneLecturer
- Rose JacobsLecturer
- Ruth ShannonLecturer
- Elizabeth Hamzi-SchmidtLecturer
Technical University of Munich is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).
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