COURSE : ACADEMIC WRITING

CREDIT VALUE : 2 credit hours

CODE : LBB 1042

ASSESSMENT : Coursework (60%)

Summary 15% Writing assignment 20% Project 25%

Final Examination 40%

COURSE FORMAT : 1 hour lecture 2 hours tutorial

COURSE SYNOPSIS : This course emphasizes on the theory and practice of academic writing. Students will be introduced to the writing process and writing supporting details using facts, quotations and citations. They will also be exposed to summarizing, paraphrasing, synthesizing and analyzing texts. In addition, accurate use of grammar and mechanics of English will also be emphasized. Students will also be introduced to parts of reports commonly produced by students at tertiary level.

LEARNING OUTCOMES : By the end of this course, students should be able to:

apply the process of writing when producing written texts.

produce coherent and cohesive written texts.

use English accurately and effectively in producing written texts

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WEEK DATE LECTURES TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT

1 19/1 - 23/1 Introduction to Academic Writing

2 26/1 - 30/1 Essay Development and Supporting Details

3 2/2 - 6/2 Analyzing Texts

4 9/2 - 13/2 Citations

5 16/2 - 20/2 Summarizing

6 23/2 - 27/2 Paraphrasing Summary(15%)

7 2/3 – 6/3 Synthesizing

8 9/3 – 13/3 Synthesizing

9 16/3 – 20/3 Report writing Assignment (20%)

10 21/3 – 29/3 MIDTERM BREAK

11 30/3 – ¾ Report Writing: Introduction, Literature Review

12 6/4 – 10/4 Report Writing: Data Collection

13 13/4 – 17/4 Report Writing: Methodology, Data Analysis

14 20/4 – 24/4 Report Writing: Results, Discussion & Conclusion

15 27/4 – 1/5 Report Writing: Abstract Project due(25%)

16 2/5 Revision

Text book: Authors: Richard Veit and Christopher Gould Title: Writing, Reading and Research

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