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Lecturer(s)
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Parrott Jeffrey Keith, Ph.D.
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Course content
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- This course will first focus on how to use internet and library resources to perform academic research. - The students will learn how to properly formulate an argument. - Students will learn the basics of paragraph construction, including the use of a topic sentence and discourse markers. - Building on the concepts learned in paragraph construction, the students will then learn the constituent parts of an academic essay, including an introduction, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, conclusion, citations, and works cited page. - The students will write their own five page academic essay as well as several other assignments. - They will learn first hand the process of peer review, critique, and revision.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Practice exercises
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 10 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 32 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| types of academic sources |
| types of academic sources |
| the principles of successful argumentation |
| the principles of successful argumentation |
| the structure of an academic essay |
| the structure of an academic essay |
| the priciples of citation ethics |
| the priciples of citation ethics |
| the basic citation styles, "author-date" and "notes and bibliography" |
| the basic citation styles, "author-date" and "notes and bibliography" |
| Skills |
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| carry out a bibliographic search |
| carry out a bibliographic search |
| compile a works cited list |
| compile a works cited list |
| evaluate the quality of sources |
| evaluate the quality of sources |
| cite used sources correctly, in accordance with the Chicago Style |
| cite used sources correctly, in accordance with the Chicago Style |
| write an essay |
| write an essay |
| know how to formulate a successful argument and write an academic essay |
| know how to formulate a successful argument and write an academic essay |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| assessment methods |
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| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Essay |
| Essay |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
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Recommended literature
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Heinrichs, Jay. Thank You for Arguing, Fourth Edition: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion. Penguin Random House, 2020. ISBN 9780593237380.
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Turabian, K. L. A Manual for Writers, Ninth Edition. Chicago, 2018. ISBN 978-0226430577.
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Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments, Fifth Edition. Indianapolis, 2018. ISBN 978-1624666544.
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