Course facilitator: Lynn P. Nygaard. Time: 23–24 April 2012. Venue: PRIO.
Program
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Day 1
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10:00-10:30
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Coffee, welcome (Inger Skjelsbæk)
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10:30-11:30
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Course objectives, introductions
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11:30-12:00
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Getting off on the right foot: Good writing habits
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Lunch
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12:45-13:15
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Writing habits, cont’
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13:15-14:15
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Audience: Who are you talking to?
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14:30-15:30
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Core argument: What do you really want to say?
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15:30-16:00
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Discussion
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Day 2
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09:00-10.00
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Structure: How are you going to say it?
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10:15-11:00
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Headings, tables, and figures
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11:15-12:00
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Journals: What do they really want from you?
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Lunch
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12:45-13:30
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Giving and receiving feedback
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13:45-15:00
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Giving presentations
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15:00-15:30
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Discussion
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This two-day introduction to scholarly writing is targeted at beginning PhD students and goes systematically through the most problematic areas of scholarly writing. The focus is on the document level – that is, audience, core argument and structure – rather than the sentence level. The workshop also covers giving and receiving feedback as well as how to develop good writing habits. In addition, participants are given a brief introduction to presentation technique because giving presentations will be an important part of the symposium at the end of the week.
The course is based on the book Writing for Scholars: A Practical Guide for Making Sense and Being Heard. The book is not required, but you may purchase a copy for NOK 250,- from the facilitator.
NB: Participants should bring with them a copy of their project description for their PhD projects. They must also set aside time on Tuesday afternoon for putting together a brief (about five minutes) presentation on their PhD project.