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Research Writing Foundations

Research Writing Foundations

This course is part of Advanced College Writing Skills Specialization

Instructor: Pearson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Develop a structured plan for academic research, from generating initial ideas to outlining a final project.
Analyze the key components and conventions of academic research to understand its purpose and intended audience.

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There is 1 module in this course

Learn the essential foundations for planning a successful research writing project. This course illuminates the entire research writing process, from identifying the key characteristics of academic writing to analyzing how topic selection and audience expectations shape a project's objectives. By the end of this course, you will be able to evaluate the components of a well-defined research plan and identify the steps needed for its successful execution.

This course uncovers the foundations of research writing, will guide you through the research writing process, and shed light on the key characteristics of academic writing. Additionally, we will examine how we decide the objectives and purpose of our research writing projects, the selection of topics, whether chosen or assigned, and the way to gauge the requirements and expectations of our audience(s).

What's included

1 video2 assignments4 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 2 minutes

Introduction to Research2 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded Quiz30 minutes
Practice Quiz30 minutes

4 app itemsTotal 70 minutes

Reading: Thinking about—and Rethinking—Researched Writing pp. 12-2830 minutes
Reading: The Process of Research Writing pp. 367-3685 minutes
Reading: Academic Writing pp. 73-8320 minutes
Reading: Invention pp. 9-1415 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Purpose of Research5 minutes
Interactive: The Research Writing Process5 minutes
Interactive: Purpose, Audience, and Genre5 minutes
Interactive: Characteristics of Academic Writing 5 minutes

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