02935 - Laboratory (Lab7)

Learning outcomes

Through the participation to the Laboratory, students develop the transversal skills necessary to practically process the knowledge acquired in the course of study. By the end of the course, they are expected to be able to collect, organise, and analyse complex information and to present the outcomes of his/her analysis in written and oral form.

Course contents

The Laboratory aims at fine-tuning students' writing skills concerning different kinds of texts, either strictly academic or more educational and addressed to a general public. Particular attention will be devoted to both the formal and structural aspects of a paper, its effectiveness in communicating its contents, and its critical validity.
By the end of the Laboratory, students are expected to have acquired the skills necessary to draw up papers, dissertations, research reports, reviews, general papers, scientific articles.
Particular focus will be dedicated to:
- the structure of a text;
- the effectiveness of the argumentation;
- the different phases of the writing process;
- argumentative styles and registers, which are typical of different kinds of texts;
- bibliographic research and the drafting of references;
- the use and functions of endnotes and footnotes;
- the internal articulation of a text;
- punctuation and its functions.

Readings/Bibliography

There are no mandatory texts to study. However, the following book will be used as a reference: Italia P. (with the collaboration of Bennati D. and Giuffrida M.), 2014, Scrivere all'Università. Manuale pratico con esercizi e antologia di testi, Florence, Le Monnier. Moreover, reading of Eco U., 2017 (ed. or. 1977), Come si fa una tesi di laurea, Milan, La nave di Teseo is also recommended.

Teaching methods

The Laboratory will consist in lectures, sometimes with the participation of external guests, discussions, and practice exercises.

 

The course is organized with a part of lectures taught online on MS TEAMS (30/20 hours) and another taught in presence (30/20 hours). The number of students allowed in class is determined on the basis of class capacity and by the health and safety provisions that deal with the pandemic emergency. In case more students want to attend classes in presence than permitted by the rules, a system of shifts will be organized so to allow students to participate. Regardless of the health-related conditions and the specific organization of the course, students will be able to follow the lessons of the entire course remotely on MS TEAMS.

Assessment methods

Learning will be assessed through the drafting of a paper.

Teaching tools

Power point; screen sharing in order to show how to perform bibliographic research, edit texts, and fill out references.

Office hours

See the website of Enrico Gargiulo