Smoothening your writing process (for PhD students)
Writing academic papers, proposals, or thesis chapters is not easy but good strategies will help you make your writing process more smooth and efficient. This online course will focus on the writing process. It is not an English language course.
Description
The secret ingredient of an effective writing process is ‘segmentation’: perform activities such as outlining, writing, revising, and editing, one by one. This will make each of them a lot easier and more doable.
In this course you will work on your own proposal, article, or thesis chapter. We will organise information, instructions and (peer) feedback. You will get ample opportunity to practise strategies for tackling the process, such as effective outlining, speed writing a first draft and goal-directed step-by-step revision. By critical reflection on which of these tools you find helpful and why, you will find out how to best make the writing process work for you as a person. Along this, we will always pay attention to the structure and the strength of what you are writing and how to best ask for useful feedback from your peers and supervisors.
Suitable for
PhD students from all disciplines who have a paper, proposal, or chapter to work on during the period of the course (>9 months underway in your PhD trajectory)
This course is intended for participants from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences only.
PhD students at the Faculty of Humanities can contact the Graduate School of Humanities. There are currently no course dates yet for those outside these faculties, but you can write onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl should you be interested.
Time investment
4 meetings of 2,5 hours, 30 minutes for your individual questions and 24 hours of self-study
Literature
Book: Jong, J. de (2017). Effective Strategies for Academic Writing. Bussum: Coutinho
Fee for PhD Students of Utrecht University
PhD Students of Utrecht University can participate at a reduced rate. Oftentimes, your graduate school will reimburse these costs. Please get in touch with them to get more information.
Dates
Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
1 | 31 March | 14:00-16:30 hrs |
2 | 14 April | 14:00-16:30 hrs |
3 | 12 May | 14:00-16:30 hrs |
4 | 2 June | 14:00-16:30 hrs |
PhD candidates of Utrecht University are advised to first contact their graduate school. Note that this course is intended for participants from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences only.
PhD students at the Faculty of Humanities can contact the Graduate School of Humanities. There are currently no course dates yet for those outside these faculties, but you can write onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl should you be interested.
Do you have an (educational) question, or are you curious about in-company and customisation options? We would be happy to explore the possibilities with you.
Please contact us via:
onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl
030 253 2261
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