Students will be guided through the academic writing process and learn skills to improve their writing. Students will develop critical skills for both academic and career growth. Students will engage in activities that apply the writing process, succinctly state and support thesis statements, identify and incorporate information from reference/research materials, and align writing to specific audiences/purposes.
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The course will culminate with an opportunity for students to explore problems in a community setting and attempt to solve them through careful research, logical argumentation, and clear written communication.
This course is part of the Writing for Success MicroBachelors® Program.
What you'll learn
- How to apply the writing process to produce well-organized, clear, and coherent writing.
- How to adapt writing to context, purpose, and audience.
- How to develop a clear thesis that states a claim and the key points that will be used to support that claim.
- How to employ proper citation and formatting in APA style.
- How to apply the fundamentals of research, including source assessment.
- How to improve your writing skills for academic and career success
- How to apply elements of effective writing to communicate ideas and opinions
- How to assess information and ideas for reliability and credibility
- How to utilize the skills learned to explore a problem in your community and come up with a solution based on your research.
- How to synthesize information from various sources to develop new insights
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