AGC 5160 - Writing for Research and Publication

This course guides students through the process of writing up primary research following the guidelines/practices of their field. The intended audience is students writing up their research or research plan, such as writing a proposal, final research project, thesis, dissertation, or article for publication. Organizing and writing up the literature review, methods, results, and discussion sections are covered. Also addressed are avoiding plagiarism, following a discipline-specific citation style, and using a discipline-specific writing style. Individualized attention is provided to maximize learning.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to write research genres, such as a research prospectus, thesis/dissertation, or article, with the focus on the rhetorical structure, grammatical, and lexical patterns appropriate to the task, purpose, and discipline.
Students will be able to use sources effectively to build an argument, including accurately following discipline-specific citation practices.
Students will be able to use effective editing and proofreading strategies.