学术写作有助于培养客观、严谨、缜密的思维习惯和清晰、准确、简洁的写作风格。无论你将来是否从事学术研究，现代社会诸多岗位都需要你具备一定学术素养和写作能力。本课程为此而设。
课程共8单元，系统讲授了6种常见的学术写作体裁，分别是：概要、书评、研究计划、实验报告、会议提要和研究论文。编排由浅入深，循序渐进。
每单元的讲授内容分为3部分：概况、技能和语言。其中，“概况”部分系统介绍一种学术写作体裁；“技能”部分专注写作该体裁必需的一种技能；“语言”部分提供写作该体裁可运用的表达或语法手段。每部分既阐述了相关写作原则与策略，又辅以大量实例，力图深入浅出，易学易用。每部分授课内容以视频呈现，并配有测试题。此外，每单元附有讨论题和单元测试，方便学习者检验学习效果。
Unit 1 Writing a Summary
Overview: Summary
Skill: Avoiding Plagiarism
Language: Reporting Verbs
Test 1
Unit 2 Writing a Book Review
Overview: Book Review
Skill: Commenting and Critiquing
Language: Hedging
Test 2
Unit 3 Writing a Research Proposal
Overview: Research Proposal
Skill: Writing up a Research Proposal (1)
Skill: Writing up a Research Proposal (2)
Language: Tense
Test 3
Unit 4 Writing a Lab Report
Overview: Lab Report
Skill: Describing Data Through Visual Aids
Language: Writing With Verbs
Test 4
Unit 5 Writing a Conference Proposal
Overview: Conference Proposal
Skill: Analyzing Your Audience
Language: Removing Unnecessary Words
Test 5
UNIT 6 Writing a Research Paper: Introduction, Literature Review & Method
Overview: Research Paper & Method
Skill: Writing with Headings
Language: Active/ Passive voice
Test 6
UNIT 7 Writing a Research Paper: Results & Discussion
Overview: Results & Discussion
Skill: Citing References In the Text
Language: Transitions
Test 7
UNIT 8 Writing a Research Paper: Abstract
Overview: Abstract
Skill: Abstracting a Research Paper
Language: Parallelism
Test 8
