Admission requirements
None.
Description
A course on academic skills, viz.:
General study skills: time management, learning strategies, taking course notes, exam strategies.
Reading strategies: skimming, speed reading techniques.
Research skills: argumentation, evaluating academic sources, plagiarism prevention.
Oral presentation skills: speech and presentation techniques, various formats of presentation, advanced use of PowerPoint and making a screencast.
Academic writing techniques: essay structure , formulating a research question, academic writing style, layout (including advanced use of Word), plagiarism, giving and receiving feedback.
The sessions regarding Research skills are part of the course Histories of Modern South & Southeast Asia
The sessions regarding Oral presentation skills and Academic writing techniques are part of the course Classical Cultures of South & Southeast Asia: Seminar 1
Course objectives
Acquisition of adequate studying methods, planning and preparation;
Improved reading comprehension using reading strategies;
Selecting scholarly literature by means of digital tools (library cataloque, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Web of Science);
Evaluating sources (books, articles, websites) as to scholarly quality and reliability, using library databases and internet tools (Ulrich’s, domaintools.com);
Recognizing and using various types of argumentation, identifying logical fallacies;
Formulating a well-defined research question, including main and subsidiary questions;
Stucturing academic texts and oral presentations;
Clear and well-argued exposition of research, using an academic (writing) style, with advanced use of word processing and presentation tools (Word, PowerPoint), and academic methods of referencing sources.
Timetable
See the timetable of the programme. An overview of all sessions will be placed on Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
- Tutorial.
Course Load
Attending classes General study skills: 2 hrs
Attending classes Reading strategies: 2 hrs
Attending classes Research skills: 6 hrs
(part of the course Histories of Modern South & Southeast Asia)Attending classes Oral presentation skills: 6 hrs
(part of the course Classical Cultures of South & Southeast Asia: Seminar 1)Attending classes Academic writing techniques: 6 hrs
(part of the course Classical Cultures of South & Southeast Asia: Seminar 1)
Assessment method
Assessment takes place during the courses of which the academic skills sessions form part.
Blackboard
Blackboard is used for notifications, general course information, course material and information on course schedule.
Reading list
Materials will be placed on Blackboard.
Registration
For the the academic skills sessions no registration via uSis is required; students register for courses of which the academic skills sessions form part. Registration within the Blackboard course Academic Skills South and Southeast Asian Studies is necessary.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
Remarks
Not applicable.