1. Plan of Sessions Week 14 Viv – Publishing Industry / Online task Week 15 Viv – Critical Appraisal Week 16 Viv – Critical Appraisal continued… Week 17 Self-directed Blackboard task NO SESSION Week 18 Dr Lawrance Week 19 Viv Week 20 Dr Lawrance

2. Learning Objectives Thinking about how to write critically and present your arguments. Introduction to the online peer-review task.

3. Leicester Uni ‘Critical Writing’ a clear and confident refusal to accept the conclusions of other writers without evaluating the arguments and evidence that they provide; a balanced presentation of reasons why the conclusions of other writers may be accepted or may need to be treated with caution; a clear presentation of your own evidence and argument, leading to your conclusion; and a recognition of the limitations in your own evidence, argument, and conclusion.

4. Further Resources Leicester University (2014). Available: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writing- resources/critical-writing http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writing- resources/critical-writing Learn Higher (2014). Available: http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/learning-at-university/critical- thinking-and-reflection/whats-the-difference-between- description-and-critical-analysis/ http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/learning-at-university/critical- thinking-and-reflection/whats-the-difference-between- description-and-critical-analysis/

5. Task for 11 th November On-line publication peer-review task! I will set you 3 publications to review, and we will revisit in class in December.