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Writing Skills for University Success
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 7 hours
  • Course by University of California, Irvine
  • Offered by

About

Writing is a vital skill in university classes, whether you’re majoring in history or business management, economics or engineering. In this course, you’ll learn how to write effectively in different academic formats, especially essays and longer research papers. You’ll learn how to choose a topic for a paper, how to find reliable resources for writing it, and how to organize your ideas in a way that communicates clearly and fits the expectations of your professors. You’ll learn about the importance of correctly citing sources in your writing and university norms regarding academic honesty. Communicating clearly in writing is an important key to success both in university work and in your future career. As with any other skill, the more you practice, the more easily and skillfully you’ll be able to do it.

Modules

Course Introduction

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Meet the Teacher
  • What's It Like to Be an International Student?
  • UCI Students Talk about Writing

Getting Ready for Academic Writing

    • 4 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Getting Ready for Academic Writing

4 Videos

  • The Writing Process
  • Paragraph Basics
  • Academic Writing Style
  • Plagiarism and How to Avoid It

2 Readings

  • Plagiarism and How to Avoid It
  • Plagiarism and How to Avoid It (Practice Activity)

Writing an Essay

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Writing an Essay

4 Videos

  • What is an Essay?
  • Introduction Paragraphs
  • Body Paragraphs
  • Conclusion Paragraphs

1 Readings

  • Essay Evaluation (Practice Activity)

Getting Ready to Write a Research Paper

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Getting Ready to Write a Research Paper

1 Peer Review

  • Writing a Summary Assignment (Part 2)

4 Videos

  • Writing Longer Essays
  • Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing
  • Choosing a Topic for a Research Paper
  • Making an Outline

1 Readings

  • Writing a Summary Assignment (Part 1)

Writing a Research Paper

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Writing a Research Paper

1 Discussions

  • Writing a Research Paper

5 Videos

  • Thesis Statement for a Research Paper
  • Finding and Evaluating Sources
  • Using Sources in Your Research Paper
  • Creating a Works Cited Page
  • MLA Format Basics

1 Readings

  • Analyzing Thesis Statements (Practice Activity)
Marla Yoshida
Instructor

Marla Yoshida