1. INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC REPORT WRITING UHL 2332 1 ACADEMIC REPORT WRITING UHL 2332

2. NEED TO KNOW 2 CREDITS 2 CREDITS PRE-REQ: UHL 2322 (TECHNICAL WRITING) PRE-REQ: UHL 2322 (TECHNICAL WRITING) 100% COURSEWORK 100% COURSEWORK SYNOPSIS: SYNOPSIS: 2 Mastering skills of writing academic report Emphasis on :  Writing the purpose and objectives  Writing literature review  Exposure on data collection  Analysing and presenting data  Drawing Conclusion and Practical recommendations  Oral presentation skills NEED TO KNOW

3. Chapter 1 : Unit 1 Introduction to Study Overview of Report Writing Unit 2 Topic Selection (Week 1) 3

4. UNIT 3: Writing Chapter One – Background of study, Statement of Problem, etc Review of Literature Information literacy, synthesis writing APA style in referencing - Week 3-5 Week 4 -Submission of proposal/ Proposal Presentation /4 Chapter 1 : Chapter 2 :

5. Week 5 - Information Literacy Quiz Week 6-7 Methodology-Data collection methods, designing instruments for data collection Methodology-Data collection methods, designing instruments for data collection 5 Chapter 3 :

6. Week 9&10 - Findings and discussion Analysing and interpreting data Analysing and interpreting data Writing findings and discussion Writing findings and discussion Writing drafts of chapters 1,2,3 Writing drafts of chapters 1,2,3 Submission of Chapter 1,2,&3 Submission of Chapter 1,2,&3 (Week 10&11) Conclusions and Recommendations 6 Chapter 4 : Chapter 5 :

7. Week 11 Writing style for abstract Writing style for abstract Do’s and Don’t for oral presentation Do’s and Don’t for oral presentation Writing style for an abstract Writing style for an abstract Week 12 Writing final report Writing final report Week 13 Consultation for final report Consultation for final report 7

8. Assessment: Report Presentation(20%) Assessment: Report Presentation(20%) Submission of final report (20%) Submission of final report (20%) 8 Week 14

9. ASSESSMENTS Assessment 1:20% - Proposal of Study (Week 4) Assessment 1:20% - Proposal of Study (Week 4) Assessment 2: 10%- Information Literacy Quiz Assessment 2: 10%- Information Literacy Quiz (Citation &Referencing) Week 5 (Citation &Referencing) Week 5 Assessment 3:30%- Chapters 1,2 &3 (Week 9) Assessment 3:30%- Chapters 1,2 &3 (Week 9) Assessment 4 : 20% -Report Presentation (Week 14) Assessment 4 : 20% -Report Presentation (Week 14) Assessment 5: 20 %- Final Report- Week 14 Assessment 5: 20 %- Final Report- Week 14 -9-9

10. ACADEMIC RULES ATTENDANCE/ ABSENTEEISM ATTENDANCE/ ABSENTEEISM 100% 100% Mc Mc Authorised letters Authorised letters PUNCTUALITY PUNCTUALITY ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT Instructors will not entertain arrangements other than the ones scheduled. (Except for genuine cases, such as death, MC from university clinic – oversleeping is not a genuine case) Instructors will not entertain arrangements other than the ones scheduled. (Except for genuine cases, such as death, MC from university clinic – oversleeping is not a genuine case) PARTICIPATION IN CLASS PARTICIPATION IN CLASS Ask questions Ask questions Contribute to group work Contribute to group work PLAGIARISM PLAGIARISM Serious offense Serious offense Zero will be given to assignment/work with plagiarised materials Zero will be given to assignment/work with plagiarised materials 10

11. LANGUAGE LABS RULES USE OF LANGUAGE LABS USE OF LANGUAGE LABS Do not enter the labs without the presence of your instructor Do not enter the labs without the presence of your instructor Place your shoes on the racks provided Place your shoes on the racks provided Chairs must be pushed in after use Chairs must be pushed in after use Adhere to all lab rules Adhere to all lab rules USE OF COMPUTERS IN CLASS USE OF COMPUTERS IN CLASS No chatting No chatting No games No games No downloads No downloads 11

12. THANK YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL SEMESTER 12