88021 - Academic Writing Laboratory (A)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the workshop is to refine the ability to write articles of different types and degree of specialization, with particular attention to the formal and structural aspects of the paper, as well as its communicative effectiveness and critical soundness. At the end of the lab the student has acquired the skills to write summaries of research reports, reviews, popular science texts and essays for specialized journals.

Course contents

In the first part of the workshop, the lecturer will illustrate how to structure and write an academic article (scientific publication or research report). At the same time, some published articles in the field of economic geography and regional sciences will be illustrated, with the aim of providing an essential bibliography through which students will write an article based on an original research question.

After the scheduled lectures at the beginning of the workshop and before the submission of the final paper, students will agree with the lecturer the topic to be covered in the paper and the related research question. All students have to present the preliminary results of their work in class before the submission of the final paper.

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Readings/Bibliography

Testi/Bibliografia

- Asheim, B. T., Isaksen, A., & Trippl, M. (2019). Advanced introduction to regional innovation systems. Edward Elgar

- Bathelt, H., Malmberg, A., Maskell, P. (2004). Clusters and knowledge: local buzz, global pipelines and the process of knowledge creation. Progress in Human Geography, 28(1), 31-56. https://doi.org/10.1191/0309132504ph469oa

- Boschma, R. (2005). Proximity and Innovation: A Critical Assessment. Regional Studies, 39(1), 61–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340052000320887

- Feldman, M.P., Kogler, D.F. Chapter 8 - Stylized Facts in the Geography of Innovation, Editor(s): Bronwyn H. Hall, Nathan Rosenberg, Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, North-Holland, Volume 1, 2010, Pages 381-410, ISSN 2210-8807, ISBN 9780444519955, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7218(10)01008-7

- Fitjar, R.D., and Rodríguez-Pose, A. (2013). Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway, Research Policy, 42(1), 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.05.009

- Frenken, K., Van Oort, F., & Verburg, T. (2007). Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Regional Economic Growth. Regional Studies, 41(5), 685–697. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601120296

Additional readings may be suggested during the workshop.

Teaching methods

Attendance (at least 70 percent of total classes) is a prerequisite for admission.

Presentation of the paper in class (using PowerPoint) is mandatory.

At the end of the workshop, students will have to demonstrate the acquired skill in writing an academic paper (article or scientific report). This competence will be ascertained through the evaluation of the final paper.

Assessment methods

PowerPoint presentation (mandatory) and paper.

Teaching tools

Academic articles and PowerPoint presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Giuseppe Calignano