Academic Writing

  • College of Computing & Information Technology |
  • English

Description

This course aims at enhancing students’ academic writing skills. The course provides both theoretical and practical bases for the students to master different types of skills needed for effective writing in an academic context. The course helps students to build on their writing strengths and learn how to remedy their weaknesses through constructive feedback.

Program

Computer Science (New Plan)

Objectives

  • - enhance students’ academic writing skills
    - introduce various genres of academic essays
    - examine the constituents of academic paragraphs and essays
    - master the skills of summarizing, paraphrasing and documenting

Textbook

Oshima, A., Hogue, A., & Ravitch, L. (2014). Longman academic writing series: Essays. Pearson Education

Course Content

content serial Description
1Course Aim, Course outlines, Course Orientation + free writing workshop
2Different types of sentences + pre-writing stages
3Paragraph Structure + guided practice
4Unity and Coherence + guided practice
5Quiz 1 (graded workshop) + Academic Essay: introduction
6Academic Essay: introduction (cont.) + guided practice
77th week Assessment
8Academic Essay: body and conclusion
9Essay writing practice + Process Essay
10Cause/effect Essay + guided practice
11Compare/Contrast Essay + guided practice
1212th week assessment + introducing final writing assignment
13Paraphrasing, summarizing and source documentation
14Argumentative Essay + guided practice
15Final writing assignment (workshop)

Markets and Career

  • Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
  • Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
  • Electrical works in construction engineering.

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