- Docente: Andrej Kristan
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Legal Consultant in Business and Public Administration (cod. 9242)
Also valid for Campus of Bologna
Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 9232)
Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 9233)
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from Oct 02, 2025 to Nov 27, 2025
Learning outcomes
The aim of the workshop is to strengthen students' writing skills by focusing on the logical construction of arguments, effective exposition and argumentation, and by learning the elements of academic writing (quotations and bibliography), in order to create effective and compelling texts - especially short essays and dissertations.
Course contents
The focus is to learn how to write a dissertation/thesis or an academic essay.
Due to the complexity of this objective, different lecturers from the Ravenna department will be involved on the workshop.
Some examples of topics covered:
-The text and the different types of texts
-Preliminary aspects: identifying the objective, the addressee and the context; the notion of adequacy
-The writing process: planning, drafting, revision and techniques for the optimisation of the writing process
-The different levels of text revision
-Linguistic correctness: lexical, syntactic and textual aspects
-Communicative effectiveness: lexical, syntactic and textual choices
-The punctuation system
-Subdivision into paragraphs and the different types of paragraphs
-Argumentative texts: formal and structural characteristics; different argumentative texts; comprehension and production strategies
-Argumentative methods and logical articulation
-Elements of academic writing: quotations and bibliography
Readings/Bibliography
At the beginning of the semester, the lecturer will provide information on the materials and texts required for the course and the final examination.
Teaching methods
Because of the practical nature of the workshop, attendance is compulsory. Lectures characterised by a strong interactive approach will alternate with writing, re-writing/copyediting, analysis and collective discussion of texts.
The workshop will be held in the Ravenna department (for students of the fourth year of the Master's degree) and will consist of 8 lecture of 2 hours each. It will take place in the first teaching semester.
Assessment methods
In order to obtain the qualification, students will be required to produce a short, argumentative, and well-documented text, which will be assessed on the basis of linguistic accuracy, argumentative soundness, communicative effectiveness, and editorial appropriateness.
Office hours
See the website of Andrej Kristan
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.