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Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills in practice: case studies

LSC401 · Academic Writing and Research Skills — Week 12 of 16

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This week’s topics

Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Using evidence effectively
  5. Writing - analysis and synthesis

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Discuss different types of academic research.
  • 2.1 Compare different sources of information and evidence.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Using evidence effectively · YouTube · Manchester Metropolitan University · 4 min · for registered students
  • Writing - analysis and synthesis · YouTube · Manchester Metropolitan University · 5 min · for registered students
  • Writing - from descriptive to critical · YouTube · Manchester Metropolitan University · 6 min · for registered students
  • Cohesive, Critical and Interpretive Writing · YouTube · Academic Skills, The University of Melbourne · 10 min · for registered students
  • Reading Into Writing · YouTube · Academic Skills, The University of Melbourne · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 15: Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 493–526 · for registered students
  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to academic research and writing
  • Week 2: Academic writing conventions
  • Week 3: Types of academic research
  • Week 4: The academic research process
  • Week 5: Primary and secondary research methodologies
  • Week 6: Evaluating sources of information
  • Week 7: Foundations of critical thinking
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Critical thinking skills and argument evaluation
  • Week 10: Logic and principles of academic argumentation
  • Week 11: Structuring academic arguments
  • Week 12: Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills in practice: …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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