Research Methods and Academic Writing
Content
This course will introduce the basic concepts and issues related to learning and acquiring research methods and academic writing skills. We will carefully examine the most common questions and models applied to writing for academic purposes from a variety of perspectives to gain a better understanding of such processes.
In addition, we will focus on the essential elements of the writing process, such as academic vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, cohesion, and style. Special attention will be paid to different types of writing, and features and components of academic writing. We will look at how to organize academic writing, summarize and paraphrase, and use references, examples, and quotations.
Target group
incoming students and other Hochschule Bremen students
Goal
Writing in English becomes increasingly important for students. In your academic and professional life you will be asked for abstracts, drafts, presentations, reports, Bachelor's or Master's theses and other sorts of English text.
This course will offer you different approaches to develop understanding, knowledge and skills for academic writing.
By the end of the course, students should be able to
- write references appropriately
- identify appropriate sources of literature
- understand key arguments in a paper and be able to summarise them
- be able to write summaries/abstracts
- be able to plan their own academic essay/paper
- understand issues of plagiarism
Method
The course will involve a mix of several methods of teaching. For all sessions, short inputs by the lecturer will be followed by exercises developed by the lecturer. These exercises will include individual work, group work and discussions. Material on learning platform AULIS will also be provided.
| This workshop is already full, but a waiting list registration is possible! | |
| Course number | 261-11803 |
| Start |
Di., 21.04.2026, 14:30 |
| End | Di., 23.06.2026, 17:45 |
| Maximum number of participants | 18 |
| Duration | 9 dates |
| ECTS-Points | 3 |
| Workshop location |
Online (Barrier-free accessibility) |
| Lecturer |
Warren Laine-Naida
|
Workshop dates 9
| Number | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dienstag • 21.04.2026 • 14:30 - 17:45 | Online-Workshop |
| 2 | Dienstag • 28.04.2026 • 14:30 - 17:45 | Online-Workshop |
| 3 | Dienstag • 05.05.2026 • 14:30 - 17:45 | Online-Workshop |
| 4 | Dienstag • 12.05.2026 • 14:30 - 17:45 | Online-Workshop |
| 5 | Dienstag • 19.05.2026 • 14:30 - 17:45 | Online-Workshop |