Mr Simon Mathews

For students of Management and Methodology who are interested in learning more about academic writing to assist with coursework, dissertations and exams.

The course aims to develop the ability to write more effectively for academic purposes. By the end of the course, students will: (a) be familiar with the conventions of academic writing (b) have improved the accuracy, clarity and coherence of their written English c) have become more familiar with the structure of arguments in the social sciences and have practised clear organisation of texts and appropriate paragraphing; (d) have extended their range of lexical and grammatical expression and (e) be able to evaluate their own writing.

10 hours of classes in the AT. 10 hours of classes in the WT.

Classes will be in Weeks 1-5 and Weeks 7-11 of AT and LT. 1-2-1 tutorials will be available in the Week 6 Reading Week