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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

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Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi

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  1. Academic Writing RumessaNaqvi Lahore School of Economics

  2. 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

  3. 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.)

  4. Mobile phones must be turned off or on silent mode • Social Skills • Bring ample stationery • Course pack – a must in all classes

  5. Course Outline • Course Title: Academic Writing • Credit Hours: 3 • Course Description In 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Features of Academic Writing • Structured • Formal • Analytical • Precise • Objective • Explicit • Accurate • Hedged • Uses Sources • Responsible

  9. Session 1 Academic Writing Course: An Overview • Session 2 Foundations of Writing: Developing plans from titles • Session 3 Plagiarism

  10. Session 4 Achieving Cohesion & Coherence • Session 5 Drafting • Session 6 Introduction to Research / Generating Research Questions • Session 7 Motivation in Writing

  11. Session 8 Critical Argument Analysis • Session 9 Critical Literature Review • Session 10 APA : In-text Citations • Session 11 Introduction to Research Tools

  12. Session 12 Preparation of Questionnaires • Session 13 Writing a Research Proposal • Session 14 Attending to Grammar • Session 15 Midterm

  13. Session 16 Presentation of Research Proposal • Session 17 Descriptive Writing • Session 18 Analyzing Information • Session 19 Attending to Language : Using Unbiased Language • Session 20 Format of Research Paper

  14. Session 21 Academic Style • Session 22 Attending to Punctuation • Session 23 APA : References / Bibliography • Session 24 Revising and Editing

  15. Session 25 , 26 , 27 Presentations • Session 28 Final Exam

  16. Academic Writing RumessaNaqvi Lahore School of Economics

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