MA Design – Writing course Part 3
Topics: Tutoring, response, rewriting, writing process
Content:
The participants present questions and challenges related to writing the master thesis, such as the recurrent theme of the thesis, writing problems, evaluation of text, how to make writing a pleasure. Everybody should give and get response on each others texts, and will get tutorials, individually and in class, on smaller parts of the master thesis. Learn research based ways of giving response to a text and how to assess and rewrite your own text. Organize writing groups and plan the finishing of project and thesis.
Goal:
- discuss individual questions and challenges related to the master thesis
- tools for self-evaluation of your own text (evaluation criteria), learn research based ways of giving response to a text
- individual and group tutoring on limited questions about the master thesis
- give and get response in small groups (student tutored)
- organize writing groups that work after the course is over
- discuss topics and challenges regarding research and ethics
- discuss and handle writing problems and understand what makes writing a pleasure
- give the participants the possibility to plan the finishing of master project and master thesis
Workform:
Tutorials individually and in (smaller) groups, text response, presentations and discussions, group work, reading, writing.
Monday 13 September 09.00–16.00
Tuesday 14 September 09.00–16.00
Prequalifications:
The participants are already working on their master project and master thesis. You bring a draft of a chapter (or smaller parts) and have formulated questions you want to discuss in class or in the group. Also, prepare for the course by answering several written assignments sent to you by email in advance. Please send your paper to the coordinator approximately 3 days before the course begins. Work on this paper is estimated at 2–4 days.
Language used in these classes: Danish/Norwegian, and short summaries in English.
The course starts 13/09/2010 / Week 37, and ends 14/09/2010 / Week 37
Location: Room 305, Kong Oscarsgt. 62
Provider: MA design
Target group: MA Design
Target year of study: Master 2
Capacity: 20
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