Efficient Writing Strategies
In short
About this course- 1.3 ECTS
- Length: Five sessions
- Reduced fee: € 272,50
- Regular fee: € 585,-
- Location: WUR campus or online
Struggling to put your thoughts on paper? Wondering about more efficient writing strategies? Wishing you could improve your productivity? Longing for structure? This course will help you to better understand an manage your writing process.
This course is offered in collaboration with Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS).
Who is this course suitable for?
PhD candidates and post docs who want to better understand and manage their writing process. The maximum number of participants per group is 14.
Admission requirements
There are no specific entry requirements to be admitted to this course.
What will you learn?
Efficient Writing Strategies will guide you through the different stages of an effective writing process.
Course objectives
- Learn to identify pros & cons of different writing strategies
- Learn to divide the writing process into different activities
- Learn to understand, plan, write and revise your writing task
- Detect and solve issues concerning productivity, the research questions, structure, style and language
- Use feedback as a fruitful tool, whether you are the giver or the receiver of the feedback
Dates and times
Efficient Writing Strategies is offered 4 times per year, twice in the first semester and twice in the second semester. Please click below for the course schedule.
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Practical details and credits
- Reduced fee*: €272,50
- University fee**: €545
- External fee: €585
The fee includes study and training material. Coffee/tea and lunches are not included.
*Reduced fee
- PhD candidates of Wageningen University with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools (EPS, PE&RC, VLAG, WASS, WIAS, WIMEK).
- Postdocs of Wageningen University who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools.
**University fee
- All other PhD candidates / Wageningen University postdocs and staff.
You may cancel free of charge up to four weeks before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the incurring course fee. Unless:
- You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement. In this caseyou will only be charged a €50 cancellation fee.
- You (PhDs and postdocs of Wageningen University) have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree). In this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.
This course consists of five 2.5 hours sessions. You should also allow for 24 hours of self-study.
We offer Efficient Writing Strategies both as an online course and as a face-to-face course on campus. In the schedule and during registration, you can see which course is offered in which format.
If you register for an online course, you follow the course entirely online using the Virtual Classroom in Brightspace. If you choose a face-to-face course, the classes will take place at our location: Forum, Wageningen Campus.
Effective Strategies for Academic Writing - Joy de Jong
The course materials are included in the course fee and will be distributed in the first session.
Credits: 1.3 ECTS
To receive a certificate, participants must meet the following 4 requirements:
- attend the first class,
- attend at least 4 of the 5 classes,
- attend each session in its entirety and
- submit all assignments on time.
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