MA Educational Leadership and Management Writing Course 

Target students: Students registered on the MA Educational Leadership and Management 

Duration: Nine weeks 

Aims and objectives 

The aim of the course is to help you develop your academic writing and provide support for your coursework.  Key objectives are as follows:  

• to develop your confidence in writing in English  

• to develop your written accuracy and fluency in academic contexts  

• to develop your ability to self-edit and proofread your own work  

• to better manage the process of writing assignments   

Syllabus 

Week 1 – Selecting and Mapping a Topic 

Week 2 – Academic Reading Skills 

Week 3 – Searching for Sources 

Week 4 – Synthesising Sources 

Week 5 – Critical Synthesis 

Week 6 – APA Referencing 

Week 7 – Introductions 

Week 8 – Conclusions 

Week 9 – Proposals