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-Programm-Koordination Serivcezentrum innovatives Lehren und Studieren Josef-Martin-Weg 54/1 Am Hubland-Nord 97074 Würzburg [email protected] [email protected] www.kompass.uni-wuerzburg.de www.uni-wuerzburg.de/zils Dieses Vorhaben wird aus Mitteln des BMBFunter dem Förderkennzeichen 01PL11019 gefördert. Die Verantwortung für den Inhalt dieser Veröffentlichung liegt bei den Autor/innen Würzburger Studierwerkstatt - Study Workshop Würzburg The right way to write academically by Petra Zaus, Andrea Bähr, Isabel Fraas, Alison Tunwell, Svenja Cramer and Jürgen Kempf Background Experience has shown that secondary school graduates struggle to adapt to life at university in their initial semesters. Following changes in the educational system, and since the elimination of compulsory national service in Germany, students have started university at a younger age than before. Therefore they frequently lack key academic skills. In particular, students need more support to grasp analytical and methodological working methods, and gain a broader understanding of disciplines outside their chosen subject. Mentoring in the “Philosophische Fakultät I” A need for academic mentoring was identified i , giving rise to the creation of the (Study Workshop). The Studierwerkstatt is a peer-to-peer mentoring programme with an emphasis on three academic areas: learning/ revision, presentation, and writing. n the Philosophische Fakultät I “Studierwerkstatt” Administrative Koordination des Projekts „Verbesserte Lehrqualität an der Universität Würzburg“ Writing Workshops Specially-trained student mentors deliver academic writing workshops aimed at interested students faculty-wide. The workshops deal with each step of the writing process from the initial drafting phase to the finished document, including research and planning methods, tips for dealing with writer‘s block, and issues surrounding citation/referencing. One-to-one mentoring After attending a workshop, students can receive one-to-one sessions with a mentor to discuss specific issues with their academic written work. opt to individually Evaluation Mentoring is subject to continuous improvement and evaluation processes. Evaluation forms completed by students have been overwhelmingly positive, especially about the student-led approach. The BMBF-funded -Programme at Würzburg University was developed to ensure students experience a smooth transition between secondary school and university, and provide them with practical academic support in their initial academic terms. initiatives include induction/introductory courses, tutorials, and mentoring programmes, largely staffed by specially-trained, experienced students. Each faculty employs one or more coordinators who tailor the initiatives to suit the needs of the individual faculty.

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-Programm-KoordinationSerivcezentrum innovatives Lehren und StudierenJosef-Martin-Weg 54/1Am Hubland-Nord97074 Würzburg

[email protected]@uni-wuerzburg.dewww.kompass.uni-wuerzburg.dewww.uni-wuerzburg.de/zils

Dieses Vorhaben wird aus Mitteln des BMBFunter dem

Förderkennzeichen 01PL11019 gefördert.

Die Verantwortung für den Inhalt dieser Veröffentlichung

liegt bei den Autor/innen

Würzburger Studierwerkstatt - Study Workshop WürzburgThe right way to write academically

by Petra Zaus, Andrea Bähr, Isabel Fraas, Alison Tunwell, Svenja Cramer and Jürgen Kempf

Background

Experience has shown that secondary school graduates struggle to adapt to life at university in their initial semesters. Following changes in the educational system, and since the elimination of compulsory national service in Germany, students have started university at a younger age than before. Therefore they frequently lack key academic skills. In particular, students need more support to grasp analytical and methodological working methods, and gain a broader understanding of disciplines outside their chosen subject.

Mentoring in the “Philosophische Fakultät I”

A need for academic mentoring was identified i, giving rise to the creation

of the (Study Workshop). The Studierwerkstatt is a peer-to-peer mentoring

programme with an emphasis on three academic areas: learning/ revision, presentation, and writing.

n the Philosophische Fakultät I

“Studierwerkstatt”“ ”

Administrative Koordination des Projekts „Verbesserte Lehrqualität an der Universität Würzburg“

Writing Workshops

Specially-trained student mentors deliver academic writing workshops aimed at interested students faculty-wide. The workshops deal with each step of the writing process from the initial drafting phase to the finished document, including research and planning methods, tips for dealing with writer‘s block, and issues surrounding citation/referencing.

One-to-one mentoring

After attending a workshop, students can receive one-to-one sessions with a mentor

to discuss specific issues with their academic written work.

opt to individually

Evaluation

Mentoring is subject to continuous improvement and evaluation processes. Evaluation forms completed by students have been overwhelmingly positive, especially about the student-led approach.

The BMBF-funded -Programme at Würzburg University was developed to ensure students experience a smooth transition between secondary school and university, and provide them with practical academic support in their initial academic terms. initiatives include induction/introductory courses, tutorials, and mentoring programmes, largely staffed by specially-trained, experienced students. Each faculty employs one or more coordinators who tailor the initiatives to suit the needs of the individual faculty.