Adopting a broad perspective, we will look at texts, writing and good academic practice in different disciplines.

After the course students will be able to

• select relevant sources for the use in their academic text.
• apply different reading strategies (scanning, extracting relevant information, goal-directed reading, etc.).
• summarize and synthesize research outcomes using their own words.
• choose and integrate citations appropriately.
• know different reference systems and apply them appropriately.
• write critical comments, relying on substantive arguments, sound argumentation and relevant examples.
• recognize plagiarism and know how to avoid it in their own work.

The course consists of five sessions: The first session is going to be a workshop on literature search and reference management. We will then focus on different aspects of academic writing in the following three sessions, which are going to be structured in inputs from the instructor and group work. During the group works you will focus on structural aspects of academic texts and writing techniques a bit more in detail. The last session is dedicated to excellent Bachelor theses that were supervised and presented at WU.

For students who will write their bachelor's thesis in the current or following semester.

During the registration period, available places are allocated on a “first-come, first-served” basis. After the end of the registration period, the number of places will be increased and students on the waiting list will be registered for the course depending on their progress and whether they are studying abroad.

If you have a valid registration for the lecture, but will not participate, please deregister during the registration period of LPIS. Your place will then be available for other students.