In this course students will be trained in two important academic skills: writing, and presenting.
Course Description
Students will be trained in writing an empirical journal article. The focus will be both on key problem areas in written English and on guidelines which are specific to APA- style (e. g., guidelines on writing style, biased language, presentation of statistics). Second, students will be trained in presenting empirical research for international audiences (e. g., oral presentation). The focus will be on how to structure a presentation, responding to questions, and how to use media facilities.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Psychology
- Type of education: Lectures and tutorials
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: IBBA
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: dr. K. Mortier, k.mortier@vu.nl
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: Assessment will include short quizzes on the assigned reading material at the beginning of every class. Students will also be evaluated on a presentation, a data analysis assignment, and a paper written on a method or instrument.
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/Master/2019-2020/social-psychology/P_MWRITPR
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
Students will be trained in writing an empirical journal article. The focus will be both on key problem areas in written English and on guidelines which are specific to APA- style (e. g., guidelines on writing style, biased language, presentation of statistics). Second, students will be trained in presenting empirical research for international audiences (e. g., oral presentation). The focus will be on how to structure a presentation, responding to questions, and how to use media facilities.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Psychology
- Type of education: Lectures and tutorials
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: IBBA
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: dr. K. Mortier, k.mortier@vu.nl
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: Assessment will include short quizzes on the assigned reading material at the beginning of every class. Students will also be evaluated on a presentation, a data analysis assignment, and a paper written on a method or instrument.
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/Master/2019-2020/social-psychology/P_MWRITPR
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Contact the course coordinator for registration
dr. K. Mortier