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PNG0058
Analytical reading and writing
The course examines the most challenging aspects of scholarly writing and publishing, and is appropriate at the earliest stages of PhD study. The course will provide opportunities to learn about and develop skills at every stage of academic writing, from first ideas to getting published.
The course is organised around a series of study blocks which will progressively over a year help support the writing process. Each block comprises individual preparation, lectures, group-based and individual exercises, presentations, and critical feedback, and follow up writing.
- Block 1. Interpretation of questions to be addressed and determination of the thesis to be presented: considering the intended scientific contribution. Principles of critical thinking and self-critical writing will be introduced. The personal and contextual aspects of becoming an academic writer are explored.
- Block 2. Preparatory research: reviewing literature. Principles of critical reading will be introduced.
- Block 3. Planning the article: organisation of ideas, arguments, supporting claims and evidence into a narrative. Testing the line of argument.
- Block 4. Writing: developing the structure and the style of writing.
- Block 5. Revision: different practices of revising text.
- Block 6. Academic publishing: Focus on the peer review system, reviewing academic texts for academic journals, handling editorial decisions and making revisions and resubmissions.
Course timetable
Week 1: Blocks 1 and 2
Week 2: Block 3
Week 3: Block 4
Week 4: Blocks 5 and 6
Each week of the course will include two working days with the course tutors and three days of individual/peer group work.
The course is organised around a series of study blocks which will progressively over a year help support the writing process. Each block comprises individual preparation, lectures, group-based and individual exercises, presentations, and critical feedback, and follow up writing.
- Block 1. Interpretation of questions to be addressed and determination of the thesis to be presented: considering the intended scientific contribution. Principles of critical thinking and self-critical writing will be introduced. The personal and contextual aspects of becoming an academic writer are explored.
- Block 2. Preparatory research: reviewing literature. Principles of critical reading will be introduced.
- Block 3. Planning the article: organisation of ideas, arguments, supporting claims and evidence into a narrative. Testing the line of argument.
- Block 4. Writing: developing the structure and the style of writing.
- Block 5. Revision: different practices of revising text.
- Block 6. Academic publishing: Focus on the peer review system, reviewing academic texts for academic journals, handling editorial decisions and making revisions and resubmissions.
Course timetable
Week 1: Blocks 1 and 2
Week 2: Block 3
Week 3: Block 4
Week 4: Blocks 5 and 6
Each week of the course will include two working days with the course tutors and three days of individual/peer group work.
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
PNG0058 Analytical reading and writing, 6.0 Credits
Subjects
Other Social ScienceEducation cycle
Postgraduate levelGrading scale
Pass / Failed
Prior knowledge
Registered PhD student whatever the discipline.Objectives
The specific learning outcomes from the course are expected to be to develop participant’s abilities to: - think critically and to clearly express thoughts in writing - look for alternative explanations, analyse arguments, look for and test assumptions and consider counter examples - organise ideas, arguments and evidence into linear progression and systematically test the structure for holes or weaknesses in the analysis or evidence - develop the structure of an article and the style in which it is written In general the course will increase participants’ understanding of what analytical and scholarly reading and writing is all about, and of strategies and practices for becoming more effective writers. It will also increase participant’s knowledge of academic publishing.Content
The course examines the most challenging aspects of scholarly writing and publishing, and is appropriate at the earliest stages of PhD study. The course will provide opportunities to learn about and develop skills at every stage of academic writing, from first ideas to getting published. The course is organised around a series of study blocks which will progressively over a year help support the writing process. Each block comprises individual preparation, lectures, group-based and individual exercises, presentations, and critical feedback, and follow up writing. - Block 1. Interpretation of questions to be addressed and determination of the thesis to be presented: considering the intended scientific contribution. Principles of critical thinking and self-critical writing will be introduced. The personal and contextual aspects of becoming an academic writer are explored. - Block 2. Preparatory research: reviewing literature. Principles of critical reading will be introduced. - Block 3. Planning the article: organisation of ideas, arguments, supporting claims and evidence into a narrative. Testing the line of argument. - Block 4. Writing: developing the structure and the style of writing. - Block 5. Revision: different practices of revising text. - Block 6. Academic publishing: Focus on the peer review system, reviewing academic texts for academic journals, handling editorial decisions and making revisions and resubmissions. Course timetable Week 1: Blocks 1 and 2 Week 2: Block 3 Week 3: Block 4 Week 4: Blocks 5 and 6 Each week of the course will include two working days with the course tutors and three days of individual/peer group work.Additional information
This course is organized within the research school Society, Landscape and Land Use at the Department of Urban and Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.Responsible department
Department of Urban and Rural Development