| Detailed information | 
                    
                                        
                      | Pre-requisites | 
                      Academic Writing (a)
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                      | Original study plan | 
                      Master's programme Joint Master's Degree Programme in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2020W | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | 
                      This course is designed to  
- help students understand the writing process by planning, drafting, revising, editing and finalising an academic paper
 - accompany the process of writing a Master's Thesis with written and one-to-one feedback
 - Writing a master's thesis proposals and master thesis in English
 
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                      | Subject | 
                      - Punctuating, editing, proofreading
 - Drafting, writing and revising proposals and full academic paper 
 - Effectively using synonyms and text cohesion markers
 - Effectively expanding formal vocabulary and register
 - Effectively presenting theses, analysis, information, arguments, results in a paper
 - Avoiding plagiarism, learning to paraphrase
 
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | 
                      The grade in this course (attended/didn't attend) is awarded once all necessary documents have been written and revised according to the feedback received.
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                      | Methods | 
                      Online materials and written feedback, one-to-one feedback. 
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                      | Language | 
                      Englisch | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Study material | 
                      Readings are provided by the instructor.
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                      | Changing subject? | 
                      No | 
                    
                                        
                      | Further information | 
                      The course is evaluated on a pass/fail basis. 
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