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Week - 1
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Foundations of academic writing: The nature of scholarly communication, types of academic texts, and writing practices in communication sciences |
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Week - 2
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Academic style and tone: Objective language use, passive and active voice, jargon and technical terminology, readability |
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Week - 3
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APA 7 style guidelines I: General format, headings, in-text citation rules, direct and indirect quotations |
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Week - 4
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APA 7 style guidelines II: Reference list construction, citation formats for different source types, digital sources |
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Week - 5
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Literature review I: Systematic search strategies, databases, keyword identification, inclusion and exclusion criteria |
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Week - 6
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Literature review II: Synthesizing literature, thematic organization, identifying research gaps, critical evaluation |
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Week - 7
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Argument development and paragraph structure: Thesis statement construction, presenting evidence, addressing counterarguments, coherent paragraph writing |
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Week - 8
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Presentation of literature review work and peer evaluation: Giving and receiving feedback, academic critique culture |
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Week - 9
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Research article structure: IMRaD format, transitions between sections, article structures in communication journals |
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Week - 10
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Writing introduction and theoretical framework: Problem statement, research questions, hypotheses, establishing theoretical background |
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Week - 11
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Writing the method section: Research design, sampling, data collection instruments, reporting validity and reliability |
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Week - 12
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Writing results and discussion: Presenting findings, using tables and figures, interpreting results, limitations |
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Week - 13
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Submitting to peer-reviewed journals: Journal selection, cover letter writing, managing peer review, revision strategies |
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Week - 14
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Academic writing ethics and plagiarism: Academic integrity, types of plagiarism, citation ethics, authorship rights and responsibilities |
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