course description of academic teaching for PhD students.doc

Course Description of “Academic Writing”
For PhD Candidates of HUST
Teaching objectives:
It is required by the university that doctoral candidates get at least one paper published in international journals before applying for their dissertation defense. The ultimate goal of the course, therefore, is to enable students to write academic papers and help them get papers published in international journals. To be more specific, the course has two major objectives:
how to write academic papers
how to get academic papers published in international journals
Teaching contents (suggested):
General format of academic writing
How to write “abstract”
How to write “introduction”
How to write “literature review”
How to write “methods”
How to write “results”
How to write “discussion”
How to write “conclusion”
How to write “references”(Introduction to APA & MLA style)
Diction (Word Choice)
Grammar & sentence pattern
Discourse
How to get academic papers published in international journals
Teaching materials (suggested):
Thesis Writing and Publication
How to Prepare Your Thesis
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