The course is part of the educational activities to be chosen by students within the three-year degree course in Communication Sciences.
The course aims to provide the tools to organize and write a dissertation and to acquire familiarity and practice with academic and essay writing.
In terms of approach and methods, the course aims to provide students with the basic tools through practical exercises.
At the end of the course, students will be able to manage the elements that enable them to organize and write a dissertation.
The course aims to provide the tools to organize and write a dissertation and to acquire familiarity and practice with academic and essay writing.
In terms of approach and methods, the course aims to provide students with the basic tools through practical exercises.
At the end of the course, students will be able to manage the elements that enable them to organize and write a dissertation.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will cover the following topics:
1. Thesis Project: selecting a topic; conducting research; selecting, analyzing, and cataloging sources; the overall structure of the work.
2. Drafting the Paper: the characteristics and components of argumentation; citations and the use of sources; various types of notes and their application; compiling the bibliography.
3. Revision of the Work: grammatical and orthographic accuracy; coherence of structure, content, and style; principles of text formatting.
Mutuazione: 20710652 LABORATORIO DI PREPARAZIONE ALLA SCRITTURA DI UNA TESI DI LAUREA in Scienze della Comunicazione L-20 R Russo Ilenia
Programme
Design, Drafting, and Revision of the Bachelor’s Thesis.The course will cover the following topics:
1. Thesis Project: selecting a topic; conducting research; selecting, analyzing, and cataloging sources; the overall structure of the work.
2. Drafting the Paper: the characteristics and components of argumentation; citations and the use of sources; various types of notes and their application; compiling the bibliography.
3. Revision of the Work: grammatical and orthographic accuracy; coherence of structure, content, and style; principles of text formatting.
Core Documentation
P. Italia (con la collaborazione di D. Bennati e M. Giuffrida), Scrivere all'Università. Manuale pratico con esercizi e antologia di testi, Firenze, Le Monnier Università 2014.Attendance
Attendance is mandatory.Type of evaluation
Assessment will be based on ongoing coursework and a final written examination. The written examination aims to evaluate the student's knowledge and critical analytical skills. It requires the submission of a paper of approximately 20,000 characters on a topic agreed upon with the professor. This paper must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the scheduled examination date. The text must be structured into titled sections and supported by footnotes as well as a final bibliography. On the day of the examination, the student will be required to briefly discuss the content and structural aspects of their paper with the examination board. The assessment criteria are as follows: the relevance and accuracy of the arguments in relation to the course syllabus; the depth and coherence of the reasoning; and the appropriateness of the academic language employed.