Nijmegen School of Management

NSM Welcome Day

NSM Welcome Days 2014

Together with “HBO/WO-Instromers” (students that join a Master programme at NSM from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences or a different University in the Netherlands)

Pilot to create a more international faculty atmosphere/cultural awareness/mixing international and Dutch students

Approximately 160-200 students

Nijmegen School of Management Welcome Days – Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop

Idea came into being during faculty orientation NSM Welcome Days 2012 and after first year of Erasmus Mundus Master PLANET Europe

Differences in academic writing and referencing styles were apparent (Bachelor Ukraine vs. Spain)

Need for a refresher course/ short workshop on the key points of writing an academic essay at NSM

No need to fail first assignments

Academic Writing and Referencing Workshop: Why and how?

First meeting with teachers Academic Skills English Bachelor tracks International Business Administration (IBA) & International Economics & Business (IE&B)

Other meetings/discussions on university and faculty level

First launched at the NSM Welcome Days 2013 as pilot

Obligatory (strongly recommended) workshop

Average grade evaluation 8 (scale 1-10)

Academic Writing and Referencing

Contents workshop

Writing a paper

How to write a good paper

Plagiarism

Activity