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    This 12-week course focuses on improving research writing skills for PhD students. It covers various types of academic writing including paragraphs, introductions, methodology, and discussions. Students learn how to paraphrase, summarize, cite sources, and avoid plagiarism. Grammar, style, and proofreading are also addressed. Coursework includes readings, online resources, assignments, quizzes and presentations. The goal is to help students effectively synthesize research and communicate their work in writing.

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    This 12-week course focuses on improving research writing skills for PhD students. It covers various types of academic writing including paragraphs, introductions, methodology, and discussions. Students learn how to paraphrase, summarize, cite sources, and avoid plagiarism. Grammar, style, and proofreading are also addressed. Coursework includes readings, online resources, assignments, quizzes and presentations. The goal is to help students effectively synthesize research and communicate their work in writing.

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    This 12-week course focuses on improving research writing skills for PhD students. It covers various types of academic writing including paragraphs, introductions, methodology, and discussions. Students learn how to paraphrase, summarize, cite sources, and avoid plagiarism. Grammar, style, and proofreading are also addressed. Coursework includes readings, online resources, assignments, quizzes and presentations. The goal is to help students effectively synthesize research and communicate their work in writing.

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    HSL 800 Research Writing

    Course Description:

    HSL 800 Research Writing is designed for those students enrolled in the PhD programme who
    already have an advanced level of proficiency in English language. It provides doctoral students
    with the opportunity to improve their ability to describe, discuss, argue and ideate various
    aspects of their research through writing. The purpose of this course is to create significant
    learning experiences for the PhD scholars and help them acquire a set of tools required to
    synthesize their research, academic and professional interests. All modules of the course are
    conducted through activity based lesson plans.

    Course Coordinator: Dr. Richa Kumar


    [email protected]

    Evaluation:

    Continuous Internal evaluation: 70 marks*


    Major Exam: 30 marks
    Minimum Attendance percentage: 75%
    Minimum Pass percentage: 60%

    *Internal evaluation includes written assignments, Moodle quizzes and presentations as determined by the course
    instructor

    COURSE SYLLABUS:

    Week 1:

    Topic: Introduction to Research Writing

    Sub topics: Purpose and features of Academic Writing; Formal vs. Informal language; Common
    Types of Academic Writing; The Writing Process; Plagiarism Awareness

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Unit 1.1

    Online resources:

    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/index.html

    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/index.html
    Week 2:

    Topic: Paragraph Writing and Transitions

    Sub Topics: Types of paragraphs; Topic sentences; Signalling Phrases and paragraph transitions

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Unit 1.10

    Zemach, Dorothy E., and Lisa A. Rumisek. Academic Writing: from Paragraph to Essay.
    Macmillan Education, 2015.

    Online Resources:

    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/paragraphs_and_paragraphing/ind
    ex.html

    https://student.unsw.edu.au/transition-signals-writing

    https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/topic-sentences-and-signposting

    Week 3:

    Topic: Writing an Introduction

    Sub topics: Building a writing model for Introduction, Introduction Vocabulary, Introduction
    Writing Activity

    Readings: Glasman-Deal, Hilary. Science Research Writing: for Non-Native Speakers of


    English. Imperial College Press, 2016. Unit 1

    Online Resources

    https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/beginning-academic-essay

    Week 4:

    Topic: Writing about Methodology

    Sub topics: Building a writing model for Methodology, Methodology Vocabulary, Methdology
    Writing Activity
    Readings: Glasman-Deal, Hilary. Science Research Writing: for Non-Native Speakers of
    English. Imperial College Press, 2016. Unit 2

    Online Resource:

    https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/methodology

    Week 5:

    Topic: Paraphrasing and Summarizing: Avoiding Plagiarism

    Sub Topics: The elements of effective paraphrasing; Techniques of Paraphrasing; Elements of a


    good summary; Stages of Summarizing; Avoiding plagiarism

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Unit 1.6- 1.7

    Online Resources:

    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_su
    mmarizing/index.html

    Week 6:

    Topic: Referencing and Citations; Avoiding Plagiarism

    Sub Topics: Citation Styles; Types of Material; In-text citations and End references; Formatting

    Readings: Citation Manuals as per class requirement (MLA, APA, IEEE etc.)

    Online Resources: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html

    Week 7:

    Topic: Argument and Discussion; Writing a Research Proposal

    Sub topics: Discussion vocabulary; Organisation, The language of discussion; Counter-


    arguments; Providing evidence; Research Proposal Vocabulary, Models and Templates

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Unit 2.1
    Online Resources:
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/establishing_arguments/index.htm
    l

    Week 8:

    Topic: Cohesion and Academic Style

    Sub topics: Reference words; Preventing confusion; Components of academic style

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Unit 2.3- 2.10

    Strunk, William, and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. The Penguin Press, 2005. Pages 97-115

    Online Resources:
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/proofreading/revising_for_cohe
    sion.html

    Week 9:

    Topic: Grammar lessons as per requirement

    Subtopics: Verbs of Reference, Tense pairs, Rules for using articles and conjunctions; Practice
    exercises

    Readings: Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students. Routledge, 2018.


    Units 3.14; 3.3; 3.5, and 3.9

    Glasman-Deal, Hilary. Science Research Writing: for Non-Native Speakers of English. Imperial
    College Press, 2016. Unit 1.2

    Grammar Reference: Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press, 2016

    Week 10:

    Topic: Proofreading; Punctuations


    Subtopics: Punctuation rules and categories, Developing proofreading skills

    Readings: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students.


    Routledge, 2018. Units 1.12 and 3.9

    Online Resources:
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resources/teaching_resources/writing_workshops_
    for_graduate_students/graduate_writing_workshops_editing_and_proofreading.html

    Week 11:

    Topic: Layout of a thesis

    Subtopics: A traditional thesis template and a general outline of the headings and the
    components that make up the entire writing process

    Online Resources:
    https://thesishub.org/thesis-components-functions-and-characteristics/
    https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/developing-thesis

    Week 12:

    Topic: Plagiarism and ethical concerns in research writing, Q&A

    Subtopics: Variety of potentially problematic aspects and mechanisms regarding research


    writing and publication. Role of Turnitin and information regarding ethical clearance parameters

    Readings: Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students. Routledge, 2018.


    Units 1.3

    Online Resources:
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/avoiding_plagiarism/is_it_plag
    iarism.html

    https://www.turnitin.com/solutions/plagiarism-prevention

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