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Syllabus ACADEMIC READING IN CRIMINOLOGY FOR RESEARCH TRACKS - 61870
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Last update 24-09-2023
HU Credits: 0

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Criminology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Ms. Maria Trotsky

Coordinator Email: maria.trotsky@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: By appoitment

Teaching Staff:
Ms. Maria Trotsky

Course/Module description:
This course seeks to develop and deepen academic reading and writing skills, to offer students useful tools for critical reading of texts and writing academic papers. Throughout the course we will become acquainted with academic essays of different types, we will learn how to locate relevant publications and how to use them, we will analyze academic texts, and we will learn and apply the rules of academic reading and writing. In addition, we will discuss the characteristics of the academic environment, and specifically the aspect of ethics and discipline in academia.

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To identify an academic text and distinguish it from other genres.
To use academic terminology properly.
To locate relevant academic publications through electronic databases.
To Identify the structure of an academic essay.
To recognize the characteristics of academic writing and their application.
To use sources in a manner consistent with the citation and ethics rules.
To recognize the requirements of ethics and proper academic behavior.

Attendance requirements(%):
Full attendance (100%)

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures
In-class exercises

Course/Module Content:
Introduction
Identification of an academic text
The academic text structure
Locating information sources
Citation rules
Ethics and discipline
Academic reading
Academic writing

Required Reading:
None

Additional Reading Material:
Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G. & Williams, J. M., & Williams, J. M. (2016). The craft of research. University of Chicago press.

Finch, Emily and Fafinski, Emily, (2016), Criminology Skills, (2nd ed.), (Oxford: OUP).




Grading Scheme :
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 100 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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