DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIŇAS

College of Liberal Arts and Communication Graduate Studies

AY 2018-2019

COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE CODE: GRES208/PHDL317
COURSE TITLE: Academic Writing
COURSE TYPE: Lecture/Blended
COURSE CREDIT: Three
PREREQUISITE: None
CO-REREQUISITE: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• This course enhances students’ skills in academic writing. It focuses on the writing of the
sections of a research paper following the Introduction-Methodology-Results-Discussion (IMRD)
format. It also includes topics that will help the students produce a scholarly paper.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the term, students will be able to:

1. Locate, evaluate and use credible sources in their academic papers;

2. Use skills in quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing in incorporating related literature in their papers;
3. Demonstrate integrity in writing by citing sources properly;
4. Produce academic texts/papers that follow academic writing conventions, the features of academic
writing and the required APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style
5. identify specific topics in the syllabus that may be given more emphasis in the next semesters.

LEARNING PLAN

TOPIC WEEK/ TOPIC LEARNING TEACHING- ASSESSMENT

OUTCOME LEARNING ACTIVITY STRATEGY
HOURS
Students can:

Academic writing 3 Distinguish academic Give examples of Submission of an

writing from other academic papers. essay about
genres students’ insights
Writing gained from the
Define the components lecture or about
competence of Canale and Swain’s issues in the
writing competence language
model classroom
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Quiz: Online -fill in

the blanks

Information 3 hours Determine credible Identifying websites Submission of a

literacy skills online sources. and other online hypertext on
sources that publish Schoolbook with
reliable at least three
information credible links.

Writing a hypertext
with credible links

Quoting, 9 hours Identify and use the Incorporating three Submission of

paraphrasing, appropriate skill for or more citations in writing
summarizing, incorporating sources in one statement assignments with
referencing one’s writing. citations and
references
Write in-text citations
and reference entries
correctly.

Plagiarism 3 hours Explain kinds of Enumerate ways on Written quiz

plagiarism. how to avoid
plagiarism.
Analyze cases of
plagiarism.

Writing the 9 hours Analyze the rhetorical Identifying moves Submission of an

research moves of an introduction analysis of
introduction based on the CARS structure of
model. research
introductions

Submission of a
research
introduction

Features of 6 hours Explain the features and Using appropriate Submission of a

academic writing use them to improve language in revised research
samples of paragraphs as presenting the introduction
part of practice. moves previously
submitted in
another course.
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Writing the 3 Explain the content of Writing the steps Submission of the
methodology each sub-section. done in data methodology
gathering section of the
research paper

Writing the 9 Present the answers to Writing about the Submission of the
Results section of the research questions data presented in Results section
a research paper following the required the table
structure for a tabular
presentation.

Identify which data in the

table should be given
emphasis.

Writing the 6 Determine significant Identifying devices Submission of the

Discussion section results which should be that show a writer’s Discussion section
given a commentary. stance and
engagement Submission of an
Support explanations of analysis of a
the results with related Writing the research
literature and studies. discussion section discussion of a
published paper,
Provide implications of showing stance
the result for teaching or and engagement
learning or for other
features
areas.

Use stance and

engagement devices in
the data commentary.

Writing the 3 Identify the structure of Writing the research Submission of a

research abstract research abstracts. abstract research abstract

Use the appropriate verb

tense.

VALID ASSESSMENT

Requirements Percentage
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Quizzes/activities/participation 30
Papers 40
Major examination 30
Total 100%

COURSE POLICIES

A. The allowable number of absences is 12 hours, including sickness and other reasons. Excused absences
refer to the times when a student represents the university in an activity.

B. Incomplete grades should be completed within one year. The incomplete requirement refers only to the
major requirement. All other requirements should be completed before the semester/term ends or at a date set
by the professor.

C. Plagiarized papers are given a grade of zero.

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Writing introductions. Academic Phrasebank.

http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introductions.htm

Prepared by: Merlyn V. Lee, DALL

Professor

Endorsed: Ma. Virginia Aguilar, PhD

Director, GS

Approved: Betty Tuttle, PhD

Dean