IA1009:03
Academic Writing
Townsville
March/April intensive block mode.
Available to BIndgStud, DipComm, DipIndgStud and other undergraduate students.
Staff: Ms M Mollison.
Formal academic writing skills, including appropriate use of grammar, syntax, vocabulary and correct use of referencing and bibliographic formats will be developed. Notetaking, paraphrasing and summarising skills will be followed by instruction on the expectations of various genres of academic writing including technical and scientific research reports, critiques and essays. Issues such as plagiarism, gendered language and copyright will be discussed in relation to academic writing.
Learning Objectives:
- acquire skills in notetaking, paraphrasing and summarising from a range of sources and for specific research purposes;
- gain awareness of appropriate structure, syntax, grammar and vocabulary (including gendered language) required for academic writing;
- demonstrate ability to write research reports, essays and critiques as required by various disciplines;
- use acceptable in-text referencing and bibliographic conventions;
- understand the various genres and formats required for academic writing;
- develop library and internet research skills.
Assessment by short essay (critique) (15%); research report (20%); process work (journal) (15%); major essay (20%); examination (30%).