This course introduces students to the fundamentals of social science writing in academic and professional contexts. Through interactive modules, guided writing assignments, and peer collaboration, students will develop core skills in researching, organizing, and composing various types of papers, including theoretical essays, empirical research papers, proposals, and literature reviews.
Topics include:
- Proposal development
- Library and internet research strategies
- Critical reading and argument analysis
- Paper organization, outlining, drafting, and documentation
- APA formatting and citation
- Techniques of exposition (e.g., illustration, analogy, comparison and contrast, classification, division, process analysis, and definition)
- Microelements of writing such as paragraph structure, sentence construction, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics
The course emphasizes the use of digital tools and online resources in modern research and guides students through the entire writing process—from source gathering to final formatting.
- Teacher: April Davis