552.170 (20W) Professional Writing Skills a

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
13.10.2020 08:00 - 10:00 On Campus

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.

Lecturer

Sen. Lecturer Blake Shedd, BA MA MA

LV Nummer Südostverbund

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Course title german

Professional Writing Skills a

Type

Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Online course

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

3.0

Registrations

17 (25 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Language of instruction

English

Course begins on

13.10.2020

eLearning

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Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

Students will learn the basics of how to construct a research-based academic essay. Students will read short stories and will learn how to utilize primary and secondary sources in an English academic essay.

Students are expected to have the following:

an understanding of how to organize and write paragraphs;
an understanding of how to plan, write, and revise different essay types; and
knowledge of basic citation and referencing conventions.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

This course will be conducted via blended-learning. This means there will be some classes when you will need to be present in the classroom, some where you are working on assignments on your own, and some where we are all online together (but not together in the same room). This schedule will be discussed and agreed upon with students insofar as possible. I will be in contact after the admission process (Aufnahmeselektion) is complete with further details.

You should have, at a minimum, a device with a stable internet connection, a microphone, and (should it be needed) a camera. These will facilitate any eLearning sessions in this course.

Course content

This course provides an opportunity for students to practice and develop their academic writing skills in English. Some of the topics that will be covered are the structure and organization of academic texts, the nature and purpose of paragraphs, the development of coherent pieces of writing, the issue of plagiarism, and how to write term papers.

In addition to extensive in-class, peer, and teacher feedback, students are expected to engage in self-directed learning and should avail themselves of the provided materials to improve their writing.

The following topics may be covered though content may vary based on student needs:

academic essays
exam essays
doing research for assignments
using quotations appropriately
avoiding plagiarism
organizing writing
conventions of academic style
peer review/feedback

Curricular registration requirements

COURSE PREREQUISITE: a passing grade in Advanced language productive and receptive skills (BA) OR passing grades in the courses in MODULE ENC (Lehramt); check your curriculum and any curriculum updates to be sure.

Literature

Students will be provided with texts primary and secondary literature on Moodle. Any supplementary readings and assignments will also be made available on Moodle.

The tentative topic for this course is a selection of short stories by Oscar Wilde. Students will also be required to read (auto)bibliographic information about the author in addition to essential critical texts on Wilde and his work.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

English

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

The grading for this course will be based on:

a timed, in-class essay and
an outside-of-class research-based essay.

Both essays must have a pass grade in order to pass the course.

Students are also required to complete multiple in-class and homework assignments throughout the course of the term. These will comprise a portfolio that students will compile and improve over the course of the semester.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
- Subject: Professional Language Use (Compulsory subject)
  - END.002 Professional Writing Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
- Subject: Professional Language Use (Compulsory subject)
  - END.002 Professional Writing Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
- Subject: Professional Language Use (Compulsory subject)
  - END.002 Professional Writing Skills ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 8. Semester empfohlen

Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
- Stage two
  - Subject: Advanced Language (Compulsory subject)
    - Text Development and Optimisation ( 2.0h AG / 4.0 ECTS)
      - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
- Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Language (Compulsory subject)
  - Module: Aufbaustudium Language
    - 2.7 Professional Writing Skills ( 0.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
- Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium (ab 12W) (Compulsory subject)
  - Writing III: Academic Research and Writing ( 0.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 552.170 Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2023/24

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2023

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2022/23

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2022

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2021/22

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2020/21

552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2020

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2019/20

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2019

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2018/19

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2018

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2017/18

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2017

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2016/17

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2016

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.172 KS Professional Writing Skills c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2015/16

552.170 KS Professional Writing Skills a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
552.171 KS Professional Writing Skills b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)