Professional Writing Workshop
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
This professional skills workshop aims to develop and strengthen specific cross-cutting skills. The abilities learned will help students through their education and enable them to acquire an initial toolkit of skills for a given professional field. These also include the general interpersonal and communication skills that are required for the world of work.
Expected learning outcomes
The professional skills workshop uses interactive and participative teaching methods to develop specific knowledge and skills in selected professional fields. This didactic approach aims to strengthen teamworking, knowledge sharing and problem-solving abilities, while also helping students to practically apply the skills and knowledge they have gained previously within a specific practical setting.
The workshop is open to a limited number of participants, enabling the organisation and monitoring of individual and group work so as to create the best possible opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and understanding gained.
Participants will gain an awareness of the workshop's underlying themes, giving them a grounding from which to form their own personal opinion on the topic at hand.
The workshop is open to a limited number of participants, enabling the organisation and monitoring of individual and group work so as to create the best possible opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and understanding gained.
Participants will gain an awareness of the workshop's underlying themes, giving them a grounding from which to form their own personal opinion on the topic at hand.
Lesson period: First week
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First week
Course syllabus
This workshop provides an overview of the basic professional writing techniques in Italian. In particular, the workshop covers the following topics:
- textual cohesion and coherence
- punctuation
- paragraphing
- clarity and intelligibility
- rules for writing for the web
- how to search for information in the library and in library catalogues
- how to create a bibliography
- how to write report and presentation assignments as part of your Bachelor's coursework
Timetable
17.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
18.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
19.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
20.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
21.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
- textual cohesion and coherence
- punctuation
- paragraphing
- clarity and intelligibility
- rules for writing for the web
- how to search for information in the library and in library catalogues
- how to create a bibliography
- how to write report and presentation assignments as part of your Bachelor's coursework
Timetable
17.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
18.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
19.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
20.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
21.02.2025 h 15.00-19.00 classroom T3
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements to attend this workshop, other than a good command of Italian.
Teaching methods
The workshop is delivered in-person and includes:
- frontal teaching;
- practical teaching;
- presentations by experts from the third sector;
- role-playing;
- individual and team activities.
Each class is structured in two parts, the first entailing frontal teaching and the second focusing on exercises and/or practical applications of professional writing techniques.
- frontal teaching;
- practical teaching;
- presentations by experts from the third sector;
- role-playing;
- individual and team activities.
Each class is structured in two parts, the first entailing frontal teaching and the second focusing on exercises and/or practical applications of professional writing techniques.
Teaching Resources
The study materials used in class (texts, slides, multimedia materials and reading list) will also be made available on the workshop website on myAriel.
There are no textbooks for this workshop: the reading list indicated below is only intended as a collection of recommendations for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the topics covered during classes. You do not have to buy these books, unless you want to read them for your own interest.
1. Mirko Tavosanis, Marco Gasperetti, Comunicare, Milano, Apogeo, 2004.
2. Luisa Carrada, Lavoro, dunque scrivo!, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2012.
3. Daniele Fortis, Scrivere per il web, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Apogeo e Maggioli, 2013.
4. Roberto Lesina, Nuovo manuale di stile, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1994.
5. Edward R. Tufte, The cognitive style of PowerPoint, second edition, Cheshire, Graphic Press, 2006.
There are no textbooks for this workshop: the reading list indicated below is only intended as a collection of recommendations for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the topics covered during classes. You do not have to buy these books, unless you want to read them for your own interest.
1. Mirko Tavosanis, Marco Gasperetti, Comunicare, Milano, Apogeo, 2004.
2. Luisa Carrada, Lavoro, dunque scrivo!, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2012.
3. Daniele Fortis, Scrivere per il web, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Apogeo e Maggioli, 2013.
4. Roberto Lesina, Nuovo manuale di stile, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1994.
5. Edward R. Tufte, The cognitive style of PowerPoint, second edition, Cheshire, Graphic Press, 2006.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students will be assessed based on compliance with attendance requirements, participation in the workshop activities, and a final assignment, for which they will have to complete a professional writing project, either individually or in group depending on the instructor's choice. Assessment criteria will be active participation in class, as well as clarity and quality of the final project. The workshop is graded on a pass/fail basis.
- University credits: 3
Professional training laboratories: 20 hours
Professor:
Ricucci Marco
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Ricucci MarcoProfessor(s)