Graduate Scholarly Communication
Course Description
Course Objectives
Course Evaluation
Grading System
Required Texts
Course Activities/Requirements
Additional Resources
Course Navigation
Course Activities
How To Navigate This Book
Writing Standards
1
Introduction to the Writing Centre
Overview
Topics
Learning Outcomes
Activity Checklist
1.1
Topic 1: What is the Writing Centre?
1.2
Topic 2: The Writing Process
Tips on the Writing Process
Writing Environment
Stage 1: Prewriting
Stage 2: Drafting
Stage 3: Revision
Stage 4: Editing
Stage 5: Publication
Resources
1.3
Topic 3: Communicating with Professors, Staff, and Colleagues
Before You Write
While You Write
Email Format
Additional Resources
Unit 1 Summary
Assessment
Checking your Learning
2
Academic Honesty and Integrating Sources
Overview
Topics
Learning Outcomes
Activity Checklist
Resources
2.1
Topic 1: Academic Honesty
Learning Activities
Assessment
Learning Log: Case Study- Read and Reflect
Quiz 1: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (in the form of a Moodle Quiz that can be marked automatically – with 2 attempts at each question – Should we provide explanation for each answer? )
2.2
Topic 2: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Learning Activity
2.1 Quoting
2.2 Paraphrasing
2.3 Summarizing
2.3
Topic 3: Integrating Sources
3.1 Primary and secondary sources
3.2 Signal and Lead-in Phrases
3.3 Parenthetical Versus Narrative In-Text Citations
Learning Activity
3.4 APA In-text Citations + References List
Learning Activity
Learning Activities
Activity 2.13: Watch and take a quiz on APA references list
Learning Log Entry
3.5 MLA In-text Citations and Works Cited Page
Learning Activity
Learning Activities
Activity 3.17: Watch and Complete Quiz on MLA Works Cited page
3.6 Chicago Style citations + Bibliography page
Learning Activities
Unit 2 Summary
Assessments
Assignment 1: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (in the form of a Moodle Quiz that can be marked automatically)
Assignment 2: : Paraphrase and APA In-text Citations
\[Moodle Quiz\]
Assessment 2: Paraphrase and MLA In-text Citations
2.3.1
Assessment 2: Paraphrase and CMS In-text Citation
Learning Log Entry 2.1: Read and Reflect (Case Study)
Learning Log Entry 2.2
Checking your Learning
References
3
Essay Structure
Overview
Topics
Learning Outcomes
Activity Checklist
Activity 3.1
Activity 3.2
Assessment: Essay Reverse Outline Assignment
Activity 3.3
Activity 3.4
Activity 3.5
Activity 3.6
Activity 3.7
Activity 3.8
Activity 3.9
Activity 3.10
Assessment
Topic 1: Paper Structure
Introduction
3.0.1
Activity 3.1: Read and Evaluate (Maybe this could be an H5P?)
Assessments
3.1
Topic 2: Paragraph Structure
Learning Activities
3.1.1
Writing Effective Body Paragraphs
3.1.2
Learning Activities
Supporting Ideas
3.1.3
Learning Activities
Checking your Learning
4
Introduction to Research
4.1
Overview
4.2
Topics
4.3
Learning Outcomes
4.4
Activity Checklist
4.5
Resources
4.6
Topic 1: Understanding the Scholarly Research Process
4.7
Topic 2: Developing workable research questions
4.7.1
Learning Activities
4.8
Topic 3: Identifying different types of information sources
4.8.1
4.8.2
Learning Activities
4.9
Topic 4: Tips on Evaluating Sources
4.9.1
Learning Activities
4.10
Topic 5: Developing Search Strategies
4.10.1
Learning Activities
4.11
Topic 6: Accessing Library Resources
4.12
4.13
Topic 7: Conducting searches in Library OneSearch
4.13.1
Learning Activities
4.14
4.15
Topic 8: Literature Review
4.16
Synthesis Matrix Technique
4.16.1
Learning Activities
4.17
Topic 9: Using critical reading strategies to process academic journal articles
4.17.1
Learning Activities
4.18
4.19
Topic 10: When and how to ask for help
4.20
Unit 4 Summary
4.21
Assessment
4.22
Checking your Learning
5
Essay Structure (APA, MLA, CMS)
Overview
Topics
Learning Outcomes
Activity Checklist
Assignment 1: Formatting Correction Task Activity
Resources
5.1
Topic 1: What is APA?
5.2
Topic 2: Page Set-up and Formatting
Title Page
Content Pages
Reference Page
Learning Activities
Assessments
Assignment 1: Formatting Correction Task Activity
5.3
Topic 3: Mechanics of Style
5.3.1
Abbreviations
Learning Activities
5.3.2
Capitalization
Learning Activities
Learning Activities
3.4 Lists
3.5 Serial Commas
Learning Activities
5.4
Topic 4: Scholarly Writing Style
4.1 1
st
vs 3
rd
Person Point of View
4.2 Active vs. Passive Voice
Learning Activities
Learning Activities
4.3 Use Bias-free Language
Learning Activities
4.4 Develop Academic Register and Tone
Learning Activities
Unit 2 Summary
Assessment
Assignment 1: Formatting Correction Task Activity
Learning Log Entry : Reflect on the Assessment activity on formatting and page set up.
Learning Log Entry: Reflect on the features of Scholarly Writing
Checking your Learning
Activity: Reading
Unit Summary
Assessment
Checking your Learning
6
Unit 6
7
Writing Genres: Analysis and Evaluative Writing
7.1
Overview
7.2
Topics
7.3
Learning Outcomes
7.4
Activity Checklist
7.5
Resources
7.6
Topic 1: Article Review
7.7
Steps in Writing an Article Review
7.7.1
Step 1: Critically Read Your Article
7.7.2
Step 2: Review Assignment Instructions
7.7.3
Step 3: Structure Your Article Review
7.7.4
Reference
7.7.5
Introduction
7.7.6
Summarize the Article
7.7.7
Critique
7.7.8
Conclusion
7.7.9
Works Cited/References
7.8
Activity 1.1: Watch and Answer
7.9
Assessment
7.10
Assignment 1: Analyze and Evaluate a chosen article (using graphic organizer)
7.11
Learning Log 1: Complete a learning reflecting on your selected article and the writing process
7.12
Assignment 2: Write a book review (using graphic organizer)
7.13
Topic 3: Business Analysis Reports
7.13.1
Activity 3.1
7.14
Part 3: Language Associated with Analysis Report- Sentence Starters
7.15
Assessment
7.15.1
Assignment 3: Implement aspects of a Business Analysis Report.
7.15.2
Learning Log : Complete a learning reflecting on your business analysis report and the writing process
7.16
References
7.17
Topic 4: Case Study
7.17.1
What is a case study?
7.17.2
Learning Log 4: Read a sample case study and reflect on writing effective case studies
7.18
Topic 1: Article Review
7.19
Assignment 1: Analyze and Evaluate a chosen article (using graphic organizer)
7.20
Learning Log 1: Complete a learning reflecting on your selected article and the writing process
7.21
Assignment 2: Write a book review (using graphic organizer)
7.21.1
Assignment 3: Implement aspects of a Business Analysis Report
7.21.2
Learning Log 3: Complete a learning reflecting on your business analysis report and the writing process
7.22
Unit 7 Summary
7.23
Checking your Learning
8
Writing Genres & Scholarly Writing Expectations: Research Writing
8.1
Overview
8.2
Topics
8.3
Learning Outcomes
8.4
Activity Checklist
8.5
Resources
8.6
Topic 1: Annotated Bibliography
8.6.1
Organize your annotated bibliography in three steps.
8.6.2
Tips for Writing Concise Annotations
8.6.3
Learning Activities
8.7
Assessment
8.7.1
Assignment 1: Writing an annotation (using graphic organizer)
8.7.2
Learning Log Entry 1: Annotated Bibliography
8.8
Topic 2: Research Paper
8.8.1
What is a Research Paper?
8.8.2
Learning Activities
8.8.3
What is the Format of a Research Paper?
8.8.4
Learning Activities
8.8.5
Strategies to Read a Research Paper
8.8.6
Writing a Good Scholarly Introduction
8.8.7
Integrating Sources
8.8.8
Assignment 2: Write a synthesis paragraph
8.9
Learning Log Entry 2:
8.10
Topic 3: Marketing Plan
8.10.1
What is a Marketing Plan?
8.10.2
Writing Resources
8.11
Assessment
8.11.1
Assignment 3: Read and Analyze a Sample Marketing Plan
8.11.2
Learning Log Entry 3: Marketing Plan
8.12
Topic 4: Literature Review
8.12.1
Tips on The Writing Process: Your Literature Review
8.12.2
Assignment 2: Write a synthesis paragraph
8.13
Learning Log Entry 2:
8.14
Unit 8 Summary
8.15
Assessment
8.15.1
Assignment 1: Writing an annotation (using graphic organizer)
8.15.2
Learning Log Entry 8.1: Writing an Annotated Bibliography
8.15.3
Assignment 2: Write a Synthesis Paragraph
8.16
Learning Log Entry 8.2: Reflect on the process of writing a synthesis paragraph
8.16.1
Assignment 3: Read and Analyze
8.16.2
Assignment 4: Write a Synthesis Paragraph
8.17
Checking your Learning
Assessment
Learning Logs
Unit 1 Learning Log:
Unit 2 Learning Log:
Unit 3 Learning Log:
Unit 4 Learning Log:
Unit 5 Learning Log:
Unit 6 Learning Log:
Unit 7 Learning Log:
Unit 8 Learning Log:
References
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