077-01 - Academic Writing

Academic Writing 　　　　　　　 Teaman Brian D.、Cline, William D.、Fujimoto Donna T.、Hagerman Craig、Bayer Konrad S

Course Description

This course builds upon writing skills covered in Topic Writing while presenting new writing skills. The course will cover topics such as developing and evaluating concepts in writing; organizing initial drafts efficiently; and improving drafts through revision and editing. The areas of focus may include: applying critical reasoning skills with the conventions of academic discourse; cultivating reading skills to derive a full understanding of the information; developing inter-textual argument and analysis; anticipating and responding to potential counter-arguments; orienting text to the theoretical perspectives of the discipline or field in which students are writing; and developing control over extended forms of academic writing.