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Enhancing Academic Success for International Students: Writing Workshop Insights

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The Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop, introduced during the NSM Welcome Days 2013, aims to equip international students with essential skills for academic success at our university. Recognizing the differences in writing styles among students from various backgrounds, we provide a refresher course that covers the key components of writing a strong academic essay. Participants learn about plagiarism, argument structure, and coherence, and have opportunities for peer review. This workshop fosters cultural awareness and promotes integration between international and Dutch students.

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Enhancing Academic Success for International Students: Writing Workshop Insights

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  1. How to prepare international students for a successful stay at your university • Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop • NSM WelcomeDays 2013 • InternationalisationDay • May 13, 2014 • SybrineBultena • Saskia Bak

  2. Nijmegen School of Management Welcome Days – Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop Idea came into being during faculty orientation NSM Welcome Days 2012 and after first year of Erasmus Mundus Master PLANET Europe Differences in academic writing and referencing styles were apparent (Bachelor Ukraine vs. Spain) Need for a refresher course/ short workshop on the key points of writing an academic essay at NSM No need to fail first assignments

  3. Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop: Why and how? First meeting with teachers Academic Skills English Bachelor tracks International Business Administration (IBA) & International Economics & Business (IE&B) Other meetings/discussions on university and faculty level First launched at the NSM Welcome Days 2013 as pilot Obligatory (strongly recommended) workshop Average grade evaluation 8 (scale 1-10)

  4. Why is it a crime? Academic Writing and Referencing Consequences Ephorus Contents workshop • Writing a paper • How to write a good paper • Plagiarism • Activity What is/ isn’t? Preparation: assignment, goal, question How to avoid Writing: introduction, body, conclusion Argument structure Revision: proofreading, peer review Coherence Language matters Appropriate layout

  5. Workshop activity Part I Part II Europeanization

  6. Academic Writing and Referencing Contents workshop • Writing a paper • How to write a good paper • Plagiarism • Activity

  7. NSM Welcome Days 2014 Together with “HBO/WO-Instromers” (students that join a Master programme at NSM from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences or a different University in the Netherlands) Pilot to create a more international faculty atmosphere/cultural awareness/mixing international and Dutch students Approximately 160-200 students

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