PV201 Academic Writing in English

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/0. Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 10:00–12:50 B410, Tue 11:00–13:50 B204, Wed 10:00–12:50 B003, Thu 10:00–12:50 B003, Fri 10:00–12:50 B410
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Annotation What makes an academic paper good (or bad)? How should research results be presented for publication in a journal? How does form affect content in written presentations? This course consists of a series of workshops in which we examine publications in English and discuss research results in a way that will command attention NOTE: when registering for this course, each participant will be asked to provide a published paper (their own or someone else's) for collective analysis and discussion. Please choose either a paper that you think is very good, or one that seems very bad. If the paper you submit is selected for group discussion, we shall explore the good and bad points in it, thus using it to build up models of good and bad presentation in written presentations. We shall also explore together the practicalities of creative writing.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: Content and form: the importance of form in communicating content; A variety of different styles and writing methods; Good and bad features in published presentations; Know your readers; Getting started; Organizing your material; When to write the conclusion; Placing your work in the context of previous literature; Developing your argument; Keeping the reader awake (the element of surprise); What you can expect from your readers; How many times should you write your text?; Precision and Vagueness; The dangers of getting side-tracked or bogged down in trivia; Key phrases; Quotability; The role of digressions; Self-indugence vs. professionalism; What makes a good abstract?; Choosing a title. Literature This is a practical course in the craft of writing for publication. There is no bibliography of literature to be studied.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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