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