Master 2025/2026

Research Seminar "Academic Reading, Writing, and Presenting"

Type: Compulsory course (Arts and Culture Management)

Delivered by: Department of Management

Where: St Petersburg School of Economics and Management

When: 1 year, 1, 2 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Natalia V. Ursul

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Clear and effective communication is currently an indispensable part of a skill set that a successful academic or professional need to build. The main goal of this course is to practice critical reading and academic writing and presentation in the field of Arts and Culture Management and equip Master’s students with the skills necessary to communicate effectively in professional and academic settings. The students will learn to convey ideas clearly and precisely, and will become more effective readers, speakers and writers.

Learning Objectives

• To build skills necessary for successful participation in seminars and for writing papers in English
• To develop critical reading skills
• To develop/improve presentation skills
• To improve academic and professional writing skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

• The students will develop skills necessary for successful participation in seminars and for writing papers in English
• The students will develop effective oral skills in academic and professional settings, including presentation skills
• The student will develop/improve presentation skills
• The students will improve academic and professional writing skills

Course Contents

• 1. Professional Communication: Introduction
• 2. Basic Paragraph Structure
• 3. Considering your audience when speaking/writing
• 4. Planning and structuring an effective oral presentation/reports for a seminar or an academic conference
• 5. Planning and structuring an effective written paper in the field of Arts and Culture Management

Assessment Elements

• Making a poster presentation
• Mini-tests, quizzes, homework, in-class participation
  Different types of activities.
• Research Problem
  Formulating different research problems.
• Writing an annotated bibliography

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 2nd module
  0.4 * Writing an annotated bibliography + 0.15 * Mini-tests, quizzes, homework, in-class participation + 0.1 * Research Problem + 0.35 * Making a poster presentation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Bailey, S. (2015). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fourth edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=862062
• Randy Charles. (2018). Communication Skills. National Highlights Inc.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Agarwal, O. P. (2010). Effective Communication: Vol. Rev. ed. Himalaya Publishing House.
• Huang, L.-S. (2010). Academic Communication Skills : Conversation Strategies for International Graduate Students. Lanham: UPA. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=537040

Authors

• Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna
• Smirnova Natalia Viktorovna
• Ponomareva Alina Dmitrievna
• Pavlov Vladimir Vladimirovich