Course syllabus

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SECOND SEMESTER, 2019
Course Information

• Course Coordinator 

John Tomlins j.tomlins@auckland.ac.nz

• Teacher

John Tomlins j.tomlins@auckland.ac.nz

• Course delivery format

 2 x 2 hour lectures

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

Summary of Course Description              

ACADENG 210 Writing Research Reports aims to develop skills needed for writing research and laboratory reports. It covers key stages in writing a standard report and the language patterns associated with each of these stages. Course components include writing a literature review, methodology, results and discussion sections of a report, dissertation or thesis. Students of ACADENG 210 are requested to attend all scheduled classes and to actively participate in pair work, small groups and whole class activities in order to develop their academic writing skills. There is a very close connection between the skills that are developed in each class and what is assessed in the tests and assignments.

Course outcomes

At the end of the course the students should be able to:

1. understand the structure, discourse and common language patterns found in each stage of a research report
2. define research reports
3. understand qualitative and quantitative approaches to research
4. paraphrase and summarise sources for the various sections of a research report
5. integrate in-text citations accurately and smoothly into a research report
6. avoid plagiarism
7. write a research report in an appropriate academic style
8. write an appropriately organised research report introduction, method, results and discussion sections in accurate English
9. write reference lists and bibliographies in APA style

Prescribed Texts:

A coursebook should be purchased from Ubiq (The University Bookshop). In order to buy a copy before class begins, It is best to contact the bookshop and pre-order. You must purchase a new copy and not use an old version as it is a workbook which you need to write in every class. 

Workload:

It is expected that this course will require 10 hours per week. This includes preparation for class, attending classes and completing assignments. This is essential if you wish to make good progress with your writing and language skills.

Deadlines and submission of coursework:

Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due.