JustWrite – an online course on effective writing

Is your writing getting the results you want?

Perhaps you find writing a chore. Perhaps you know what you want to
say, but not how to say it. Perhaps you need to polish your skills.

If so, then JustWrite is just what you need.

JustWrite is a unique online learning experience, created for anybody
needing to write powerful, persuasive documents.

JustWrite is ideal for anybody producing a:

• research report;
• thesis;
• book or book chapter;
• advocacy document;
• paper for publication;
• essay;

- or any other substantial piece of writing.

In three intensive weeks, JustWrite will guide you from conception to
final draft, covering the key areas of:

• planning;
• outlining;
• writing a first draft; and
• editing to create a final version.

The course combines study material, stimulating interactive exercises,
lively online discussion with your fellow participants and – crucially
– individual tuition. Study is broken down into daily hour-long slots -
making the course suitable for those in full time employment.

You will also be able to produce a real document, using a series of
closely marked assignments.

You will be supplied with a free, specially designed CDROM, containing
all the study materials you will need, including interactive exercises
and assignments. It also contains sections on grammar, punctuation and
stylistic issues – together with a reading list and guides to further
study - making it an invaluable reference tool after you have completed
the course.

Alan Barker, MA Cantab, has written the course and will be your online
tutor. Alan has written fourteen books, including Writing at Work
(Industrial Society, 1999). He is also the author of two previous
CDROMs, Write Now! (Capita Learning and Development, 2003), and Writing
for Change (Fahamu & IDRC, 2000). Course Director: Dr Firoze Manji,
Director of Fahamu and Visiting Fellow, Kellogg College, University of
Oxford.

Requirements: Computer (PC or Mac) with CDROM drive and minimum of 64MB
RAM; email address.

The next online course begins on 14 July 2003. You can be anywhere in
the world to benefit from this course; you only need access to a
computer and email. Places are limited, so book early.

Or reserve a place on a course in September, October and November 2003.

For further details and registration pack, write to [email protected]