This course introduces typical patterns and strategies for organising paragraphs and documents for professional and academic purposes, such as topic sentences and paragraphing, types of definitions and problem-solution pattern.
Course contents
During the course, students analyse short texts and complete online exercises. Students also apply a process approach to writing a short professional type of document related to their own field of study. To enhance the readability of their texts, students apply organisational patterns, such as problem-solution, extended definition and topic sentences, as well as employ other writing principles that render comprehension of sentences and paragraphs easier. In addition, students give and receive constructive feedback on their work (peer feedback) as well as receive feedback from the instructor. Each commented version is revised accordingly.
Learning outcomes
After the course, the students are able to
- identify and apply typical patterns for organising information within a text, such as topic sentences, the problem-solution pattern, and extended definitions
- use topic sentences and other cohesive strategies to write reader-friendly documents and paragraphs
- develop their information retrieval skills in the digital environment as well as find reliable sources in the digital environment
- adopt healthy working habits and is aware of the impact of working in a digital environment on brain health and work performance.
Course material
All material will be in MyCourses-platform.
Teaching schedule
The course is built around weekly deadlines. As long as the student submits their assignment/s by the given deadline, they can arrange their work as they want.
Completion methods
Weekly assignments.
More information in the Aalto University study guide.
You can get a digital badge after completing this course.