Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
51170:Academic Reading & Writing for Policy Science Ⅱ (P) § 51171:Academic Reading for Policy Science Ⅱ (P) 2022 Spring Tue2 College　Of　Policy　Science MEEKIN BARNABY JOHN 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS361

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

Academic integrity is fundamental to learning and researching at university. This course will focus on critical reading & incorporating other people's ideas into your writing in an honest manner.

Academic integrity shows that you have fully understood the reading material. It gives your new ideas credibility. And it properly credits other people's work.

It also protects students from any negative consequences, such as failing an assignment, for using someone else's ideas incorrectly.


Teaching methods: This is not a lecture-style class. This course will take the form of a research & writing project. Therefore, students will be active members of a group.

Before each class, you will need to find a research article relevant to your group's topic. And prepare for class by reading and making notes.

Student Attainment Objectives

You will learn how to:
     • find suitable research articles
     • evaluate articles as sources
     • summarise and paraphrase to avoid plagiarism
     • write a bibliography in accordance with APA 7th styles guide
     • do in-line citations in accordance with APA 7th styles guide\
     • find research gaps and formulate research questioins

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Lesson 1 (online)

Orientation / Introduction

Outline of course requirements.

How to find research articles.

Create groups

2 (in-person), 3 (online)

Article Evaluation

Assess the reliability of research articles.

4 (in-person ), 5 (online), 6 (in-person)

Summarising & paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism.

7 (online)

APA 7th styles guide

Bibliography & in-line citation writing.

8 (online), 9 (in-person), 10 (online), 11(online), 12 (in-person)

Prepare 1st draft

Group work - literature review.

Prepare report 1st draft (to be submitted at the end of lesson 12)

13 (in-person), 14 (in-person)

Prepare final draft

Reflect on 1st draft feedback.

Prepare final draft (to be submitted in Lesson 14)

15 (in-person)

Final lesson

Report feedback

Course reflection

Class Format

In the case of BCP Level 1 or 2:
8 classes on Face to Face basis, 7 classes on Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).
※The first class is likely to be a Media class. (The details will be announced on manaba+R course news.)
In the case of BCP Level 3 or higher:
All the classes are to be conducted on Media basis.

This is subject to change. Check Manaba regularly for updates.

Recommendations for Private Study

You will need to find your own research articles each week. Study them. Make notes. And be ready to discuss them in lessons.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

research & writing project (participation, report etc )

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

Note: The content and schedule of lessons may change depending on needs. But the course objective will stay the same.
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