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Overview
This Academic Writing - From Scientific Paper to a PhD Thesis course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will provide you with the information and tools you need to brush up on your academic writing skills. This should help you improve one of your PhD papers which you can then publish in a top journal.
Course overview
- Course days: 9-13 January
- Attendance: online
- Course level: PhD candidates from Business Schools
- Coordinating lecturer: Dr. Janina Klein
- Other lecturers: Ashley Metz, Georg Reischauer, Wouter Stam, Christopher Wickert
- Forms of tuition: online, interactive seminars and practical writing sessions
- Forms of assessment: written assignment
- Credits: 3 ECTS
- Contact hours: 17.5 hours
Learning objectives
By the end of this online course, students will be able to: Signal to readers which academic conversations they are joining and contributing to.- Write effective introductions based on a step-by-step model.
- Understand how to select and critically review the literature and write effective theory sections.
- Write effective methods sections in terms of appropriateness, consistency, and reliability of the methods chosen.
- Draw on various tips and lessons learned in the review process.
Programme Structure
Course topics
- Day 1: On the first day, we will cover topics such as how to engage in academic conversations and appeal to different audiences.
- Day 2: Day 2 will be all about how to write an effective introduction. The introduction is arguably the most critical part of a paper, so we will spend time getting familiar with a template for writing introductions.
- Day 3: On day 3, you will learn more about writing theory and how to revise drafts of your own paper.
- Day 4: On the penultimate day, we will focus on the methods section. You will learn how to ensure your methods are both consistent and reliable.
- Day 5: On the last day, we’ll address the revision process for journals and how to respond to reviewers’ comments. In the afternoon, we’ll go through an exemplary revision process based on a paper published in the Academy of Management Journal.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
3 ECTS
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Business Administration Educational Research View 10 other Short Courses in Business Administration in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
For this course you can choose between Certified or Auditor participation.
- Certified participant: As a certified participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of you winter course. In addition, you will also complete assignments which are graded, so that you can get a certificate for participating in the winter course. Available for all winter school courses.
- Auditor participant: As an auditor participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of your winter course for a discounted price (-€100). You will, however, not participate in assignments and will therefore not receive a transcript of records or study credits after completing the course.
Tuition Fee
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International
630 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 630 EUR for the full programme during 5 days. -
EU/EEA
630 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 630 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.
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