Academic Writing course starts today
A course in Academic Writing is starting today at UW. This course is taught as a seminar series throughout the semester, introducing students to academics at the graduate level. Each workshop will cover one of the following topics: academic writing, literature review, abstract writing, paper review/critical thinking and data visualization. The goal is, among other things, that by the end of the course, students will be familiar with the general process of academic writing, be able to critically evaluate published research and effectively integrate it into their own work, as well as understand the key elements of high-quality research writing and formulate appropriate research questions.
The course instructor is Dr. Brack Hale, Academic Director of the Coastal and Marine Managment program at UW.
Brack holds a Ph.D. in Land Resources from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.E.M. degree in Water Resources from Duke University. Before joining us at UW, he was a full professor of Biology and Environmental Science, and division chair of the Division of Environment, Math, Psychology, and Health at Franklin University Switzerland. He also served as interim Dean of Academic Affairs for one semester before coming to UW.
Dr. Hale has extensive experience in academic administration, curriculum development, teaching and quality assessment, as well as leadership and management. He has been engaged in various collaborations with UW since 2014, bringing student groups and spending a semester on sabbatical at here in 2017.
All master's courses taught at the University Centre of the Westfjords are open to participants from both universities and the business community. If you are interested in attending a single course at the University Centre, you can familiarize yourself with our course catalog and submit an application for a single course.