Writing Centre
Tips and tricks for academic writing
The development of information literacy and writing skills as key competences for lifelong learning is the central aim of the FHV Writing Centre. The Writing Centre sees itself as a platform that makes a range of services accessible to all groups within the FHV community, and continuously develops and implements new offerings based on current needs.
What the Writing Centre offers to members of FHV
| Materials for academic writing |
The Writing Centre provides resources to support you in the following areas: citing and referencing literature, formatting templates, descriptions of academic text types, guidance on the writing process, use of AI in the writing process and the language guide for non-discriminatory communication. Please note that the resources are written in german language. For guidance in English you are welcome to visit the Writing Centre. |
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| Writing together |
Regular group writing sessions help you focus on your writing project. The best part? You?ll have support on hand in case you have questions or run into obstacles. Just drop by! The Writing Centre always meets in the library?s journal section. |
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| One-to-one online consultation |
If you're experiencing difficulties while working on an academic paper, the one-to-one online consultations are a helpful resource for FHV members. The Writing Centre is happy to support you with finding literature, citing sources correctly, narrowing down your topic, structuring your work, reflecting on your self-management, improving your writing style, or communicating in a non-discriminatory way. |
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| Zotero support |
As a reference management tool, Zotero helps you document your sources. If you run into problems, take a look at the FAQs. For technical questions, feel free to contact Frank Weber. |
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| Workshops |
Writing brings people together. Questions about writing often come up within a cohort or team. Tailored to your needs ? both in content and timing ? the Writing Centre can design a workshop together with you for up to 9 participants. That?s how writing becomes a success! |
What the Writing Centre cannot offer:
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Answering programme-specific questions. Your supervisor or lecturers are the right contacts for these.
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Proofreading and detailed feedback on your texts.
What the Writing Centre offers to schools
| Pre-scientific work |
In a collaboration between the Education Directorate, FHV, and the Vorarlberg State Library, comprehensive preparatory modules for pre-scientific work have been developed to prepare students from academic (AHS) and vocational (BHS) secondary schools for university studies. Within these workshops, students are encouraged to independently develop ideas for their topic selection, take initial steps towards scientific working methods, or begin their research. This support helps students with their final projects and benefits them later in their university studies. |
The Writing Centre team
Claudia Franceschini is the coordinator of the Writing Centre, Frank Weber is responsible for technical questions regarding Zotero, and Fabian Rebitzer can be contacted for questions about non-discriminatory communication.
The library team is happy to assist you with any questions about research and borrowing.
