Fundamentals for HDR Writing - Research Supervisors @ UOW

RESH900 – RESH 901 Fundamentals for HDR Writing

These subjects are designed to help International HDR students, who are in the early stages of their degree, with their thesis writing skills. The subject can be taken as a formal part of an Integrated PhD or Research Masters coursework component (RESH900 6cp) or by PhD students as an additional subject (RESH901 0cp).

Subject Code:	RESH900-901
Subject Name:	Fundamentals for HDR Writing
Credit Points:	RESH900 (6 credit points), RESH901 (0 credit points) Current PhD students can undertake the zero credit point subject (RESH901) and not incur and fees.
Delivery Location:	Wollongong Campus
Pre/Co-requisites:	None
Mode of Delivery:	2 hour face to face interactive seminar (13 weeks) 1 hour computer lab session (13 weeks) Modularised and Structured elearning materials
Pilot Spring 2011:	New HDR Subject trialled in Engineering, Informatics and Science
Subject Lecturers
Alisa Percy	11.211	4221 3289	alisa@uow.edu.au	Coordinator and Engineering LD Rep
Bronwyn James	11.213	4221 3213	bjames@uow.edu.au	Informatics LD Rep
Emily Purser	11.209	4221 4863	epurser@uow.edu.au	Science LD Rep
Subject Description

RESH900/901 will focus on the development of English language and academic communication required for research writing and presentation component of Higher Degree Research (HDR) programs. The subject will assist students in recognising and producing appropriate forms of academic communication specific to their disciplines. The subject uses a scaffolding framework and project-based design to develop students' ability to: identify, analyse and evaluate sources; develop a critical and logical argument in written and spoken forms of communication; and use evidence and reference correctly according to the requirements of their discipline. Students will engage in a wide range of in-class activities that involve the analysis and articulation of forms of writing specific to their chosen field. The students will produce and be assessed on an annotated bibliography, a literature review, two oral presentations and a draft research proposal on their topic of choice.

Supervisors:
I urge you to encourage any of your PhD students who could benefit with writing assistance to enrol in this subject for Spring Session 2011. If you wish to enrol a student in the subject please send an email to Kim Callaway asap to organise enrolment.

Students:
If you wish to enrol in the subject please discuss with your supervisor and ask them to nominate you via email to Kim Callaway.