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 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.

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 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 2 Foundations of Writing: Developing plans from titles  Session 3 Plagiarism

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

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

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

 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

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

 Session 25, 26, 27 Presentations  Session 28 Final Exam

Academic Writing Rumessa Naqvi Lahore School of Economics