ENGL 105 Unpacking Academic Writing and Research

Academic writing and research skills are essential to student success in higher education. However, students are often unaware of the conventions of formal academic research and writing. In this class, students identify and apply relevant academic research and discourse conventions, evaluate, and integrate academic research into their own writing, and employ APA style and citation to build academic ethos. Through discussion boards, scaffolded writing assignments, and hands-on research, students demonstrate the necessary skills for academic success in their chosen programs.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize and utilize the discourse conventions of academic writing
2. Compose thesis-driven academic prose appropriate to the rhetorical situation
3. Organize their ideas and integrate research at the sentence, draft, and paragraph levels
4. Apply the conventions of APA style and citation to their writing
5. Utilize a variety of research strategies based on need, circumstance, and type of inquiry
6. Select, analyze, and organize research and information sources for use in their own writing