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As part of its commitment to quality postgraduate education, City University of Macau (CityU) continues to supervise all aspects of work to ensure excellence in education and the development of high-profile talent. To improve the writing skills and academic output of students, the Graduate School has launched the Academic Writing Workshop Series dedicated to mentoring postgraduate students through every step in the process of producing an academic paper.
The inaugural workshop was delivered by Prof. Jun Liu, CityU Rector, at the Cultural Centre which attracted 500 faculty and students to take part. With the theme of “Research Design: What, Why, and How?” the inaugural workshop put together constructive information regarding scientific research design and gave insights into research framework and dissertation writing.
During the workshop, Rector Jun Liu interacted with the students and gave guidance to help them overcome challenges in the process of writing their graduation thesis. Faculty members are invited to the stage to join the lively discussion. Students said that they had learned a lot from the workshop.
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With his personal research experiences, Rector Jun Liu encouraged postgraduate students to cherish all learning opportunities to find their strengths and research interests. He advised students to take every step in a pragmatic and rigorous manner. Today’s workshop provided new perspectives and ideas to assist students with academic writing.
Rector Liu shared the seven key points of writing an academic paper in terms of research topic, academic influence, methodology, research subjects and participants, execution timeline and location. He elaborated on the composition of an academic paper, including ten steps and key aspects of scientific research, through various examples. He also shared ten tips for writing a successful academic paper.
