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AcademicWritingModulesyllabus1/8AcademicWriting(3credits)Modulesyllabus1.UnitdescriptionAcademicwritingisthestudyofhowtoorganizearesearchpaperappropriately,includingthechoosingofatopic,thelayoutofthethesisandtheoutline,usingofthelibraryandcomputertodotheresearch,revisingoftheroughdraftandrecognizingofthreesystemsofdocumentation(MLA,APA,andCMS).ThiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentslearnhowtowritearesearchpaperandtolayafoundationforwritingmoreadvancedacademicpapersinEnglishfortheirfuturecareer.ThecourseisanessentialguidetoeffectiveacademicwritinginEnglish.Throughthecourse,thestudentswilllearntowritearesearchpaper,whichhasgreatbenefitstotheirfutureresearchfields.Meanwhile,studentscandeveloptheirabilitiesofstronglogicandcriticalthinkingtowardsanissue,anditmeansmorefortheirworkandstudy.Theacademicwritingskillsandreasoningabilityabsolutelywilllaytheforcefulfoundationforthestudents’futurecareer.Onsuccessfulcompletionofthemodule,learnerswillbeableto:•Listthebasicinformationabouttheresearchpaper•Setupasensibleframeworkofaresearchpaper•Carryoutaresearchwiththehelpofthecomputer•Transformthenotesintoaroughdraftandnavigatetherevisionprocess•RecognizethedocumentationstylesoftheMLA,APA,andCMS2.Pre-requisiteunitsandassumedknowledgeNone.3.LearningaimsandOutcomesLearningoutcome1Listthebasicinformationabouttheresearchpaper.ASSESSMENTCRITERIA:a.Definetheresearchpaper.b.Differentiatethereportpaperandthethesispaper.AcademicWritingModulesyllabus2/8c.Statethestepsandscheduleofwritingtheresearchpaper.Learningoutcome2Setupasensibleframeworkofaresearchpaper.ASSESSMENTCRITERIA:a.Managetochooseapropertopic.b.Writethethesisstatementaccurately.c.Constructtheoutlinereasonably.LearningOutcome3Carryoutaresearchwiththehelpofthecomputer.ASSESSMENTCRITERIA:a.Judgethecredibilityofonlinesources.b.Listusefulinternetsites.c.Assembleaworkingbibliography.d.Collectinformationthroughskimming.LearningOutcome4Transformthenotesintoaroughdraftandnavigatetherevisionprocess.ASSESSMENTCRITERIA:a.Writetheroughdraftwithunity,coherence,andemphasis.b.Revisetheopeningparagraph.c.Revisesentencesforvarietyandstyle.d.Revisewords:Diction.LearningOutcome5AcademicWritingModulesyllabus3/8RecognizethedocumentationstylesoftheMLA,APA,andCMS.ASSESSMENTCRITERIA:a.Memorizetheformatfor“workedCited”(MLA).b.Listtheformatfor“References”(APA).c.RecallthefootnotesandendnotesinCMS.4.WeightingoffinalgradeAttendance10%ClassParticipation10%FinalExam20%MidtermExams20%Writtenassignments40%5.GradingA100-95A-94-90B+89-87B86-83B-82-80C+79-77C76-73C-72-70D+69-67D66-63D-62-60F59orlow6.PoliciesAttendancePolicyAttendanceinclassismandatoryforallstudentsenrolledinthecourse.Anyexcusedabsencemustbediscusseddirectlywiththeteacher.Beinglatetoclasswithin15minuteswillberecordedas1LATEandbeinglateover15minuteswillberecordedaslABSENCE.3LATESequalto1ABSENCE.20%absencesofthetotalteachinghourswillcauseanF(afailinggrade)directly.However,studentsarestillwelcometocontinuetoattendclass.Fstudentshavenorighttodropthiscourseanymore.Eachunexcusedabsencewillresultintheloweringoftheattendancegradeby1point.Eachexcusedabsencewillresultintheloweringoftheattendancegradeby0.5point.ParticipationPolicyStudentsshouldparticipateintheirchosenclassesactivelyandeffectively.TheParticipationGradeisrelatedtotheAttendanceGrade.Students'finalattendancegradeisthemaximumoftheirparticipationgrade.Participationgradewillbebasedonavarietyoffactorsincluding,butnotlimitedtotakingpartinclassdiscussionsandactivities,completingassignments,beingabletoanswerquestionscorrectly,obeyingclassrules,andbeingpreparedforclass,frequentvisitingyourinstructorsandAcademicWritingModulesyllabus4/8chattinginEnglishduringtheirofficehoursishighlyrecommended.PolicyonAssignmentsandQuizzesStudentsshouldfinishtheirassignmentscompletelyandpunctually.Assignmentshouldbesubmittedonthedateappointedbytheinstructor.Ifastudentcannothandintheassignmentontime,thereasonableexcusewillbeneeded.Lateassignmentswillreceiveamaximumgradeof80.Anassignmentthatislatefor3dayswillbecorrectedbutreceive0.YouarerecommendedprintallyourassignmentintheuniformformatwiththeheadingofStudent’sPledgeofnocheating.Writtenassignmentorprintedoneswithouttheuniformheadingofpledgewillreceiveamaximumgradeof80.Itismandatorytohaveweekendassignmenteveryweek.Anyweekendassignmentshouldbesubmittedonfirstclassofnextweek.Itismandatorytohaveholidayassignmentonthepublicholidays.Anyholidayassignmentshouldbesubmittedonthefirstdayonreturningtoschool.Studentsarerequiredtodoamultitudeofpresentationsduringthecourse.PlagiarismAnyformofCheatingisNEVERtolerated.AnyStudentONCECaughtCheatingassignmentorexaminationwillreceivea0forthatparticularworkofthewholesemester.Atthebeginningofthesemesterthedefinitionofplagiarismwillbecarefullyexplained.Whenanythoughtsorwritingsofanotherpersonareused,thesourcesmustbeclearlyidentified(usingquotes,bibliographyandgivingreference).ClassroomPolices1.Noeating,cellularphones,electronicdictionaries,smoking,chattingordrowsinginclass.2.PleasespeakinEnglishratherthanChineseinclass.3.Studentsarenotallowedt