About the authors

	Prof.dr. Henk van der Molen is emeritus professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has many years of experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of training in professional communication skills.
	Drs. Margriet Ackermann coordinated and developed the course in academic writing at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In addition, she was lectured in bachelor Phase 1 and 2 programmes, where she guided students in tutorial group meetings and practical meetings for other skill courses.
	Eveline Osseweijer is an ICT programmer at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Before this, she worked as a teacher in several schools in secondary education.
	Prof.dr. Henk Schmidt is emeritus professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He was founding dean of the Psychology curriculum at this university. Before he came to Rotterdam, he worked at the University of Maastricht. There, he was professor in Cognitive Psychology. He is specialised in learning and memory, and has published a lot about problem-based learning and the development of expertise in all kinds of domains.
	Estella van der Wal, MSc is coordinator of several skills courses in bachelor Phase 1 programmes, including the course in academic writing skills, at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
	Dr. Marike Polak is assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is involved in various kinds of methodology education, including statistics and academic writing skills.