Academic Writing with AI

This course is designed specifically for Oxford students and staff, Academic Writing with AI provides a structured approach to effectively integrate AI tools at each stage of the writing process.

Course Timetable: Trinity Term 2025

  Mode of Delivery  Duration  Day and Time of classes Date of first class Date of final class
JOIN WAITING LIST IN PERSON 1-4 (4 weeks) Tuesday 17:00 to 19:00 Tuesday 29 April Tuesday 20 May
JOIN WAITING LIST IN PERSON 1-4 (4 weeks) Thursday 15:00 to 17:00 Thursday 1 May Thursday 22 May
  • Enrolment for the Trinity term courses will open on Wednesday 19 March (HT25 Week 9) and will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 23 April (TT24 Week 0)

  • To ensure that we have time to set you up with access to our Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), please make sure you have enrolled and paid no later than five working days before your course starts. 

  • MT = Michaelmas Term (October - December); HT = Hilary Term (January - March); TT = Trinity Term (April-June)

Course overview

Unlock the potential of AI to enhance your academic writing with this new course offered by the University of Oxford's Language Centre. Designed specifically for Oxford students and staff, Academic Writing with AI provides a structured approach to effectively integrate AI tools at each stage of the writing process.

  • Week 1: You'll learn how to support your pre-drafting research with AI tools, generate and refine ideas, and interpret the university's guidelines and policies. This lesson will help you research and plan your writing while also clarifying how to align your work with Oxford's academic integrity standards.
  • Week 2: You'll explore different AI resources, as well as techniques to support your writing at the drafting stage. This includes structuring your writing more effectively and refining your argumentation.
  • Week 3: You'll focus on post-writing strategies, including AI-powered tools for proofreading and revision, helping you refine your work with greater precision.
  • Week 4: Here, you'll delve into discipline-specific writing, applying AI tools within the context of your field of study and comparing strategies with peers working in related disciplines.

Across eight hours of interactive workshops, you'll apply AI tools to real academic contexts through hands-on exercises, guided practise, and peer discussion. Whether you're drafting your first piece of work at Oxford or revising you DPhil thesis, this courses will help you use AI responsibly and efficiently to enhance the clarity, precision, and rigour of your academic research.

Learning outcomes

  • Interpret and apply the university's guidelines on AI use, developing awareness of ethical considerations to ensure responsible integration of AI in academic work.
  • Identify and explore appropriate AI tools for different stages of the writing process, from research to revision, and apply them effectively in academic contexts.
  • Develop the ability to use AI as a feedback tool to improve organisation, language use, and argumentation, ensuring outputs align with academic goals and disciplinary expectations.
  • Learn to refine and structure AI prompts to guide outputs effectively, enabling more precise, reliable, and academically appropriate results.
  • Adapt AI tools to the conventions of your specific discipline, refining writing approaches through peer discussion and guided practice.

Enrolment information

For Learners with an Oxford University SSO (Single Sign-On) simply click on the enrol button next to the class that you wish to join. 

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, please email admin@lang.ox.ac.uk with the following details:

  • Full name
  • Email address and phone number
  • The name of the course you wish to study
  • The start date and time of the course
  • Your connection to Oxford University, if any (to determine course fee)

We will then provisionally enrol you onto the course and send you a link to the Oxford University Online Store for payment. Once payment is received we will confirm your place on the course. 

Course structure

  • Taught in weeks 1-4 of term
  • Classes per week: 1
  • Length of class: 2 hours
  • Total hours of tuition per term: 8

 

Course fees

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