Author: 
Hansjörg (George) von Brevern
Hansjoerg.vonbrevern@iwi.unibe.ch


Institute:
Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Abteilung Information Engineering
Universität Bern 	
Engehaldenstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
+41 31 631 3809


Date:
June 2004



About this Site


Target Readership:

This site aims at undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to acquire 
academic writing and presentation skills and who are willing to conduct self-
study.


Goals of this Site:

To provide students with learning materials based on cognitive concepts.

Cognitive concepts are:
-	linked with e.g., verbs, pronouns
-	named
-	contain links to e.g., external websites, documents, and other concept 
maps.


Understanding of the term 'concept':

"A concept is a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events 
or objects, designated by a label" 

and 

"Propositions are two or more concepts combined to form a statement about 
something: a unit of meaning" 

(Source: J. D. Novak, "Key Ideas Underlying Concept Maps and How They can be 
Used", http://www.ihmc.us/movies/cmapIntro.qtl, 2002). 


Caution:

Multimedia elements in academic writing are to be used cautiously.

Concepts about critical evaluation and thinking explicitly address this issue. 


Special Thanks to (in alphabetical order):

Alex Kuskis, Bev Ferrell, Donna Martin, Duan vd Westhuizen, Joseph Mior, Michael 
K. Barbour, Michael Lang, Olga Firssova, Sandra Andrews and all those 
contributing greatly to the quality and enrichment of this site.

Claudia Ruiz, Michelle Strbich, and all those contributing actively to the user 
testing of the site.