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Academic Writing - for PhD Students

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Dates:4 May 2017
Times:14:00 - 15:30
What is it:Workshop
Organiser:methods@manchester
How much:Free
Who is it for:Current University students
Speaker:Eleanor Hill
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This session is suitable for PhD students. A separate session for MA/MSC students is being held on 13 March 2017

This course aims to improve academic writing. It will provide students with tips for good academic writing and strategies for the writing process. The first half of the course will involve small group work and class discussion. Students will be asked to reflect on and share their experiences of the writing process. They will then be given writing excerpts to analyse in order to introduce, and consider the impact of, different writing styles.

Course objectives 1. To introduce and consider different writing styles 2. To encourage students to think about their reader when writing 3. To introduce the importance of clarity and structure when writing 4. To consider some strategies for writing

The session will be presented by Eleanor Hill. Eleanor is a third year PhD student in the Politics department at the University of Manchester. You can find out more about her research here: http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/politics/research/postgraduate-research/current-phd-students/eleanor-hill/

Booking for this sessions is open at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-writing-for-phd-students-tickets-31991338956

Price: Free

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Eleanor Hill

Organisation: University of Manchester

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