WRITING FUNDAMENTALS (2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe principles of academic writing, the writing process, elements of writing, vocabulary for writing and writing models; discuss the right writing models for academic purposes; express on how to make a good academic writing skill.

Topics:

1. Background to writing;
2. Reading: How to Develop Critical Approaches;
3. Avoiding Plagiarism;
4. Finding Key Points and Note Making;
5. Summarising and Paraphrasing;
6. References and Quotations;
7. Organising Paragraphs;
8. Rewriting and Proofreading;
9. Argument and Discussion;
10. Elements of Writing;
11. Academic writing style;
12. Vocabulary for writing;
13. Writing Models.