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Course syllabus - Students' writing
Scope
3 credits
Course code
PEA932
Valid from
Autumn semester 2019
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2018-12-07
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Skrivhandboken : en praktisk, pragmatisk handbok för lärare på högskolor och universitet
Kristianstad : Högskolan Kristianstad, 2012 - 137 s.
ISBN: 9789197942249 LIBRIS-ID: 13916471
URL: Link
Synen på skrivande : Föreställningar om skrivande i mediedebatter och gymnasieskolans läroplaner
Lund : Lund University (Media-Tryck), 2017-04-09T18:06:08+02:00
ISBN: 978-91-88473-39-4 LIBRIS-ID: 22119849
URL: Link
Articles
"Får man säga att det känns hopplöst?" : Polisstudenter möter det akademiska skrivandet
Huddinge : Södertörns högskola, 2017
URL: Link
215-236
URLs
Reference Literature
Akademiskt läsande och skrivande
1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2015 - 202 s.
ISBN: 9789144092546 LIBRIS-ID: 18092376
Skriva för att lära : skrivande i högre utbildning
2., [rev.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2011 - 223 s.
ISBN: 978-91-44-06916-6 LIBRIS-ID: 12165157
Other
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Objectives
The purpose of the course is to develop the participant's understanding of students' academic writing.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the participant shall demonstrate the ability to:
1. independently and jointly with others, plan, implement and evalutate teaching and assessment with focus on students' development in academic writing,
2. collect, analyse and communicate their own and others' experiences of teaching and learning practices within academic writing, as a basis for the development of educational practice and the academic profession,
3. discuss theoretical perspectives on academic writing in a subject didactic context.
Course content
- Arguments, critical attitude, formalia and structure in a subject didactic context
- Strategies for developing students' writing
- Different forms of feedback
Specific requirements
A teaching position at Mälardalen University.
Examination
MUN1, oral examination, 1 credits, oral presentation concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grade Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, written assignment, 1 credits, filmed student respons concerning learning outcomes 1 and 2, grade Fail (U) or Pass (G).
SEM1, seminar, 1 credits, active participation in seminars concerning learning outcomes 2 and 3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
For Pass (G) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for MUN1, INL1 and SEM1.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Study guideGrade
Two-grade scale