Programme October 7.-8. 2010
Academic writing from bachelor to PhD
Hovedinnhold
Solstrand Fjord Hotel
Programme schedule - NB! Revised time schedule
Thursday Oct 7th
Registration from 10.00
10.30 -11 Coffee and fruit
11.00 -11.15 Opening of conference
11.15 -12.30 Keynote lecture: Professor Otto Kruse, University of Zurich:
“Academic Writing – a key competence in European University tradition from Humboldt to Bologna”
12.30 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 17.00 Disciplinary Sections
Hum/Soc.Sciences (Plenary 1)
Natural Sciences (Plenary 2)
Law (Sommerstuen)
Coffee break in sections (some time between 15.00 -16.00)
18.30 Poster Session (in the hall by the swimming pool)
20.00 Conference Dinner
Friday Oct 8th
8.30 – 9.30 Keynote Lecture: Professor Dai Hounsell, University of Edinburgh:
“Writing and communicating within and beyond university:
rich opportunities, great challenges?”
9.30-10.00 Lotte Rienecker & Peter Stray Jørgensen, Copenhagen University, Denmark:
“A Danish initiative to improve feedback to PhD-students”
10.00 – 10.15: Coffee
10.15 – 11.15: Keynote Lecture: Professor Richard Andrews, London Institute of Education:
“Argumentation in academic writing: A comparison of three disciplinary traditions”
11.15 – 11.45 Break. Check out of rooms
11.45 – 13.00 Disciplinary Sections
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.15 Keynote lecture: Principal Lecturer Jude Carroll, Oxford Brookes University:
“Deterring students from plagiarism by teaching writing from sources”
15.30 Bus leaves for Flesland airport
Section programmes
Main focus: Policy, planning, progression and pedagogy in order to build up students’ writing competence from bachelor to PhD.
Some issues: Examples of strategic plans. What should be taught when, how and by whom? Key problem areas that students’ encounter at different levels and how to deal with them, Writing intensive courses, The role of peers and teaching assistants.