Dissertation Writing Workshop Series
FALL 2014 DISSERTATION WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES SCHEDULE
Four workshops held on Fridays in October, 2:30-4:00
in Buttrick 202
This series will address a range of issues that writers across the disciplines face as they tackle their dissertations. Registration is required and participants can register for the entire series or for individual workshops through the following link:
Click here for Dissertation Writing Workshop Registration.
Individual workshop topics and dates listed below.
MAKE THE MOVES THAT MATTER IN YOUR DISSERTATION
October 3, 2:30-4:00 (Buttrick 202)
This workshop will introduce participants to the type of rhetorical moves and argumentative patterns that are required in any piece of academic writing. Excerpts of dissertations will be analyzed to reveal how these moves and patterns take shape in various disciplines.
DISCOVER YOUR WRITING PROCESS AND HABITS FOR THE DISSERTATION
October 10, 2:30-4:00 (Buttrick 202)
This workshop aims to help you become more self-aware and reflective about your writing habits and thus more efficient and productive in the long run. We’ll consider strategies for discovering what habits and processes work best for you and your particular circumstances, and we’ll introduce you to some tools with which you can manage the dissertation workload and make the most of the time and energy you dedicate to your writing.
COMMUNICATE CLEARLY ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME
October 24, 2:30-4:00 (Buttrick 202)
This workshop will provide skills for honing sentences for clarity and comprehension. Participants will learn specific techniques designed to expand, refine, and perfect their sentences.
MAKE THE MOVES THAT MATTER IN THE SCIENCES ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME
October 31, 2:30-4:00 (Buttrick 202)
This workshop will focus on effective writing for scientists. Following up on the previous week’s session, we will work on constructing your newly-honed sentences into coherent, easily readable, and efficiently written technical paragraphs.