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Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi
Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi
Lahore School of Economics
Points to Remember
Regular Attendance (Crucial to score marks on CP)
Punctuality
Meeting the deadlines (No make up for quiz / assignment / examination / presentation)
Plagiarism is a crime
Active Learning
Cooperative Learning
Maintaining Portfolios ( Keep a folder containing classroom notes, handouts, and graded assignments)
Exploring different sources of knowledge (colleagues, library, internet etc.)
Mobile phones must be turned off or on silent mode
Social Skills
Bring ample stationery
Course pack – a must in all classes
Course Outline
Course Title: Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
Course DescriptionIn examining and critiquing various modes of presentation, this course seeks to improve the student’s faculty of critical analysis, to introduce the pupil to academic discussion as a constructive collaborative forum for developing ideas, and to make the student aware of writing as a continuous process of refining ideas. The student will engage in the process of academic writing in a systematic manner. The course gives useful practice in writing steps from selecting a research topic to writing the final draft.
The course aims to induce a sense of responsibility in the pupils in order to inspire them to work for the purpose of research, progress and improvement.
Course Objectives
To be able to critically analyze the text Understand the characteristics of academic
writing Evaluate an argument Select and narrow down a research topic Write a critical review on a given topic Design a research proposal Document and analyze information Give proper citations Prepare final draft of the research paper Edit, revise and write final draft
Assessment Criteria
Quizzes and Assignments 15 Midterm Exam 15 Class Discussions 5 Proposal 5 Research paper 10 Final Presentation 10 Class Participation 15 Final Exam 25
Features of Academic Writing
Structured
Formal
Analytical
Precise
Objective
Explicit
Accurate
Hedged
Uses Sources
Responsible
Session 1 Academic Writing Course: An Overview
Session 2Foundations of Writing: Developing plans from titles
Session 3 Plagiarism
Session 4AchievingCohesion & Coherence
Session 5Drafting
Session 6 Introduction to Research /
Generating Research Questions
Session 7Motivation in Writing
Session 8Critical Argument Analysis
Session 9 Critical Literature Review
Session 10 APA : In-text Citations
Session 11Introduction to Research Tools
Session 12 Preparation of Questionnaires
Session 13 Writing a Research Proposal
Session 14Attending to Grammar
Session 15
Midterm
Session 16 Presentation of Research Proposal
Session 17 Descriptive Writing
Session 18Analyzing Information
Session 19Attending to Language : Using Unbiased Language
Session 20Format of Research Paper
Session 21 Academic Style
Session 22Attending to Punctuation
Session 23APA : References / Bibliography
Session 24Revising and Editing
Session 25 , 26 , 27Presentations
Session 28Final Exam
Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi
Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi
Lahore School of Economics