XENX009 Integrated Research Communication (4–5 cr)

Course description

The course is integrated into some of JYU's English-medium master’s degree programmes. It aims at developing students’ academic literacies for learning through English in their chosen field, while increasing their awareness of the benefits of a process-based approach to academic writing and, in some programmes, oral communication. Key themes include information search and management, critical reading and writing as well as academic standards and field-specific conventions in written and oral academic communication. The course provides support for reporting research in various oral and written forms.

Main content

• Information management for supporting research interests
• Communicating about field-specific research interests
• Written and oral scientific argumentation
• Collaborative critical thinking and feedback

On completion of the course, the student is expected to

• have developed effective skills and strategies required for information management and independent learning
• be able to analyze, critically evaluate, and synthesize information and ideas from reliable sources
• appropriately use outside sources with academic integrity
• be able to organize their ideas according to the structural requirements of a particular written or oral genre in their field
• demonstrate an understanding of general academic standards and discipline-specific conventions of multilingual language use in various written and oral assignments
• know how to reflect on their own writing and interaction and provide constructive peer feedback

Compulsory course in some English-medium master’s degree programmes. Please check your requirements from your HOPS. Please register in your own group in Sisu.

CEFR-level: C1