Formation/Cours

This course is intended to teach you basic academic writing skills and show you how they are used in the social sciences. You will need to use those skills to write up your dissertation as well as all other papers in this programme and others. Because research and writing skills are highly transferable, they will also be useful in your professional life to write things like policy papers, reports, and any type of analysis. Written assignments and coursework are an important part of the learning process in ESPOL and are often the main way that ESPOL students are assessed. While some assignments place more emphasis on writing for an academic audience, others involve writing tasks that relate to policy and practice. Regardless of the type of assignment, it is important to ensure that any assignment you submit is written correctly, is your own work and is well referenced.

This course is composed of 6 sessions of two hours each, taught by a team of ESPOL lecturers. Attendance to all sessions, which are to be taught in class this year, is compulsory (see: Rules of Study).