ADVANCED ACADEMIC WRITING (ED-8400)
(07/15/2021-08/12/2021)
Course Memo
This hybrid online advanced writing course will enhance student skills in North American academic writing. Students will deepen their ability to read in a non-linear fashion, think critically, and present arguments supported by evidence. Students will train in crafting a thesis statement, avoiding plagiarism, using the Turabian formatting of footnotes, endnotes, bibliography, and methodology in scholarly writing. The course will use a lecture & discussion format. Requirements include class participation, library research, reading of required texts, submission of a final 20-page paper, which would be a practical application of the skills learned in this class. Course suitable for MDiv, MA/MTS, DMin, PhD/ThD students. NO PREREQUISITES REQUIRED. Relates to SKSM Threshold/s # 7 and MFC competency # 5. Meet synchronously online on Thursdays, 7/15/21-8/12/21, from 2:10pm-4:00pm PST. Asynchronous online work also required. [20 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]