EDU7001-8AdvancedScholarlyWriting

(3credits)
WELCOMETOADVANCEDSCHOLARLYWRITING
YourCourseStartDate:4/6/2015
YourCourseEndDate:5/31/2015
YourCourseFaculty:ToBeDeterminedFaculty2

COURSEDESCRIPTION:
Inthiscourse,studentswilllearntoformulateideas,searchforandappraisetextandonlineresources,andcriticallyanalyzeandthoughtfullysynthesizeresearchfindings.Thestudent
willbecomefamiliarwithvariouswritingandcommunicationformats,suchaspapers,annotatedbibliographies,andpracticepreparingthoseformatsappropriatetotheirdegree.The
studentwillalsodeveloptechniquesforfollowingAPAformandstyleandavoidingplagiarism.
NumberOfActivities:8

COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES:
Uponcompletionofthiscourseyouwillbeableto:
1.Self-evaluategrammarandcompositionskills.
2.Developdocumentsusingeditandnotetakingtools.
3.IncorporateproperAPAformandstyle.
4.Synthesizematerialinresearcharticles.
5.Developdocumentsrelatedtotheearlystagesofthedissertation.
6.ConductaLiteratureReview.

COURSECONCEPTS:
1.Selfappraisalofwritingskills
2.Readingandnotetakingskills
3.APAformandstyle
4.Writinghabitsandattitudes
5.Synthesizingresearcharticles
6.Annotatedbibliography
7.AnnotatedOutline
8.LiteratureReview

PRIMARYRESOURCES:
Theseresourcesarerequiredtocompletethecourse.
Pleasemakesurethatyoupurchasetheprimarytextbook(s)thatmatchthesyllabusyouareissued.PleaseletyourassignedFacultyknowthroughtheNCUmessagingsystem
whattext(s)youhavepurchased.NCUcannotberesponsibleforStudentpurchaseofbooksthatdonotmatchassignedsyllabi.
Book
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2010).PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(6thed.).
Washington,DC:AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
ISBN:9781433805615
ThistextbookhasaneBook/Kindleoption:ISBN:9781433805615
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2009).MasteringAPAStyle:Student'sWorkbookandTrainingGuide.
ISBN:978-1-4338-0557-8

ADDITIONALRESOURCES:
Theseresourcesmustbeusedtocompletetheassignments
Article/Journal
Jones,R.(2010).FindingthegoodargumentorWhybotherwithlogic?WritingSpaces:ReadingsonWriting,115(6),179.
http://writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/jones--finding-the-good-argument.pdf
WebsiteLink
Subject-verbagreement:Theguidetogrammarandwriting.CapitalCommunityCollegeFoundation.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm
HowtoPrepareanAnnotatedBibliography.CornellUniversity.
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography
AnnotatedBibliographySamples.PurdueUniversityOnlineWritingCenter.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/
AnnotatedOutlines.PurdueUniversityOnlineWritingCenter.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
APAOutlineFormatExamples.Dictionary.com.
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/apa-outline-format-examples.html
APAStyleBlog-Archives.AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/archives.html
BasicsofAPAStyleTutorial.AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
CapitalCommunityCollegeFoundation.GuidetoGrammar&Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Definitionsofbasicsentenceparts:wordsfunctionsandusagenotesTheguidetogrammarandwriting.CapitalCommunity
CollegeFoundation.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/definitions.htm
FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutAPAStyle.AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
Grammarly
http://www.grammarly.com/

IntroductiontoLiteratureReviewsforEducationResearchMethods.UniversityofWisconsin.
http://researchguides.wcu.edu/litreviews
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorial.NorthcentralUniversity.
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/learner_portal/AI_Tutorial/Academic_Integrity_Tutorial.htm
NorthcentralUniversityDissertationCenter
http://learners.ncu.edu/ncu_diss/default.aspx
Pronounsandpronoun-antecedentagreement:Theguidetogrammarandwriting.CapitalCommunityCollegeFoundation.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm
SearchLikeanExpertTutorial.NorthcentralUniversity.
http://library.ncu.edu/public_images/elrc/2013/videos/searchlikeanexpert/searchlikeanexpert.htm
Taylor,D.Theliteraturereview:Afewtipsonconductingit.UniversityofToronto.
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review
TheManyFacesofResearchintheTwentiethCentury.SocietyforTeachingPsychology.
http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/faces/index_faces.php
UnderstandingPlagiarism.IndianaUniversity.
https://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/
Whatsnewinthe6thEdition.AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/whatsnew/index.htm
Word2003Audiocourse:RevisedocumentswithTrackChangesandcomments.Microsoft.
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011600131033&pid=CR061958171033
Word2007-Demo:UsetrackedchangesandcommentsinyourWord2007documents.Microsoft.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102520671033.aspx?pid=CH100740901033
Word2010:TrackChanges.Brainstorm.
http://www.brainstorminc.com/microsoft-office-com-help.aspx?file=word14%5F19
Document/Other
HowtoBenefitfromCritiquesofYourWork.
Attachment:How_to_Benefit_from_Critiques_of_Your_Work.pdf.pdf
PschychologySampleannotatedBibliography.
Attachment:Sample_Annotated_Outline_Health.pdf.pdf
SampleAnnotatedOutlineBullyingintheWorkplace.
Attachment:Sample_Annotated_Outline.pdf.pdf
SampleAnnotatedOutline-Health
Attachment:Sample_Annotated_Outline_H.pdf.pdf
WhatisaProfessional(Applied)Dissertation(Ed.D.)?
Attachment:Applied_Dissertation.pdf.pdf
WritingSampleRewriteActivity2.
Attachment:Writing_Sample_Rewrite_Activity_2.doc.doc

SUPPLEMENTALREFERENCESANDREADINGS:
Theseresourcesarenotrequired,butmayprovideassistanceincompletingyourworkforthiscourse.Pleasecopyandpasteanyweblinkslistedbelowintoyourbrowsertoviewthe
websites.
Book
Strunk,W.,&White,E.B.(2000).Theelementsofstyle(4thed.).NewYork,NY:AllynandBacon.
WebsiteLink
Reviewofliterature.UWMadisonWritingCenterWritersHandbook

http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

FACULTYRESOURCES:
NoFacultyResources.

GENERALINFORMATION:
COURSERESOURCES
TheBooksandResourcesareaforthiscoursecontainsavarietyofreferencematerialsthatyouwillneedtocompletethecourseassignments.Itissuggestedthatyoubecomefamiliar
withtheseresourcesbeforeyoubegintheassignments.

LIBRARY
Informationliteracyisasetofskillsthathelpyoutofindandappropriatelyapplyinformation.TheNorthcentralUniversityLibraryhasdevelopedatutorialbasedontheACRL(Association
ofCollegeandResearchLibraries)InformationLiteracyStandardsandisintendedtoraiseawarenessonhowoneeffectivelyinteractswithinformation.ReviewtheInformationLiteracy
TutorialtobecomefamiliarwithinformationliteracyatNorthcentral.
Referencesusedforresearchmightneedtobepeer-reviewed/scholarlyjournals,whichcanbefoundbysearchingtheNorthcentralUniversityLibrarydatabases.Thesejournals
typicallyhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
Articlesarereviewedbyapanelofexpertsbeforetheyareacceptedforpublication.
Articlesarewrittenbyascholarorspecialistinthefield.
Articlesreportonoriginalresearchorexperimentation.
Articlesareoftenpublishedbyprofessionalassociations.

Articlesutilizeterminologyassociatedwiththediscipline.

ACADEMICSUCCESSCENTER
Northcentralvaluesyourprogressandsuccessasascholarlywriter.PleaseaccesstheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)fromyourstudenthomepagetoviewseeawidevarietyof
writingtipsandexamplestohelpyouasyoucomposewrittensubmissionsforthisandotherNorthcentralcourses.
TheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)offersAcademicCoachingServices,anonlinetutoringservicethatoffersassistanceinthemechanicsofgoodwritingandinmathematics,
statistics,finance,YoucancontacttheAcademicCoachesfromthehomepageoftheAcademicSuccessCenterandfollowthelinktoAcademicCoachingServices.

Beforeyoubeginyourcourse,letsreviewsomeimportantpoliciesandproceduresdesignedtoensureyouarewellinformedabouthowtocompletethiscourse.

PLANNINGYOURTIME:
Withthefaculty-mentoredapproachatNorthcentralUniversity,credithoursareamassedinacoursethroughyourinteractionwithyourfacultymember,contactwithcourse-specific
content,assignments,andotherasynchronousactivities.AtNorthcentral,youcanexpecttodevotebetween120-144hoursforeach3-creditcourse.Makesureyougiveyourselfplentyof
timeeachweektocompletethenecessaryworkinvolvedinthiscourse.

COURSEPARTICIPATION:
FederalFinancialAidregulations,whichNorthcentralobservesforallstudents,requirethatstudentsregularlyparticipateincoursesinwhichtheyareenrolled.Studentsmustbein
contactwithfacultyregardingacademicactivitiesonaweeklybasis.Ifyouareunabletoparticipateinyourcourse,contactyourAcademicAdvisorregardingadviceaboutconsequences
ofwithdrawingfromyourcourse.

PRE-COURSESURVEY:
YoushouldalsocompletethePre-CourseSurvey.TheSurveygoesdirectlytoyourfacultyandgivesthefacultyinformationaboutnewstudentsenteringthecourse.

ASSIGNMENTSUBMISSIONS:
Theassignmentheadershouldincludeyourlastname,firstinitial,coursecode,dash,andassignmentnumber(DoeJXXX0000-1)justifiedtotheleftandthepagenumberjustifiedto
theright.Facultymayrequeststudentstosubmitanassignmentcoversheet,locatedunderUniversityResources>UniversityDocumentsontheleftnavigation.Assignmentsthatdo
notincludecoversheetsshouldhaveatitlepage.Pagelengthindicationsrefertothebodyofapaper.Pleasedonotincludetheseinyourpagecount:assignmentorcoversheetpage,
titlepage,abstract,orreferencepage(s).
Thefilesubmittalformatincludesyourlastname,firstinitial,coursecode,dash,andassignmentnumber(nospacesbetweencharacters):DoeJXXX0000-1.Filesmaybesubmittedin
variousformats(Word,Excel,PowerPoint,PDFetc.)orintheprogramwithwhichtheassignmentrequires.Facultymayrequestresubmissionofanassignmentusingadifferentfile
formatorprogramiftheycannotaccessasubmittedassignment.Intheeventthatthestudentisunabletosubmittheassignmenttotheprofessoronthedateduethroughanyofthe
abovereferencedmethodsbecauseofcomputerproblems,thestudentisrequiredtoemailtheassignmenttothefacultyonorbeforetheassignmentduedate.Insuchcases,the
studentshouldalsocommunicatewiththeprofessortoinformoftheassignmenttransmission.Whereappropriate,assignmentsshouldreflectappropriateattributionofinformation
andwordingtosourcematerials,asdetailedintheNCUAcademicIntegrityPolicy.
NorthcentralUniversityhasadoptedthe6theditionoftheAPAPublicationManualasthestyleguideforallcoursework.StudentsareexpectedtofollowtheAPAmanualwhencompleting
assignments,unlessinstructedotherwise.AlthoughtheAPAmanualdoesnotapplytosyllabi,NCUattemptstoadheretothemanualinitssyllabiwithintechnicallimitations.
Facultyhavethediscretiontoallowandrequestresubmissionofanyassignment,withthesestipulations:ComprehensiveExamcoursesareexcludedgradedassignmentswith
objectivelycorrectanswers(e.g.,statisticsassignments)maynotberesubmittedthebulkloadingpolicymaynotbeviolatedthepolicythatassignmentsmaynotbesubmittedaftera
courseenddatemaynotbeviolated.Studentsmaydeclinetoresubmitassignments.Facultycannotrequestresubmissionsincasesofsuspectedacademicintegrityviolations.

RECOMMENDEDSCHEDULEFORCOURSECOMPLETION:
Youmaysubmitassignmentsearly,buttherequiredduedatemustbemet.FacultywillnotacceptbulkassignmentsexceptasexplainedbelowunderSubmittalTurn-Around
Schedule.Submittingassignmentsintheorderassignedandreviewingfacultyfeedbackbeforecompletingthenextassignmentensuresprogressaccordingtoacademicstandards
andfollowsthedesignofthecourse.

ASSIGNMENTSUBMISSIONSCHEDULE:
TheAcademicWeekatNorthcentralUniversitybeginsonMondayandendsthefollowingSundaynightat11:59p.m.Arizonatime.Assignmentduedatesaremandatory.
Eachassignmentsduedatemustbemet.Assignmentssubmittedaftertheoriginaldeadlinewillbeconsideredlate,andgradedaccordingtoyourinstructor'slategradingpolicy.
Assignmentssubmitted7ormoredaysbeyondtheoriginalduedatewillnotbeaccepted.
NorthcentralUniversityhasdesignedprogramsandcoursesaroundbestpracticesinadultandonlinelearningtheory.Studentswillgainmaximumbenefitfromcourseswhenthey
participatefullyineachweek'sactivitiesandassignmentsaccordingtothecourseschedule.

SUBMITTALTURN-AROUNDSCHEDULE:
Facultyhave4daysfromtheassignmentduedatetogradeandreturnassignments.Ifanassignmentissubmittedearly,thefacultymayreturnitbeforetherequiredreturndate,butthey
have4daysfromtheassignmentduedatetoreturnfeedback.Ifanassignmentissubmittedlate,facultyhave4daysfromthedateofsubmissiontogradeandreturntheassignment.If,
forwhateverreason,thefacultymemberdoesnotreturntheassignmentwithin4days,astudentcansubmitthenextassignmenttomaintaintheassignmentduedaterequirement.
Otherthanthesecircumstances,studentsarenotallowedtobulkuploadassignments.Somecoursesmayhaveexceptions.Therefore,itisimportanttoreadallcoursesyllabiand
assignmentscarefully.
Note:Turn-aroundtimeforcoursesinthedissertationsequence,excludingCMPcourses,rangeupto21calendardays.

ACADEMICINTEGRITY:
Academicintegrityincludesthecommitmenttothevaluesofhonesty,trust,fairness,respect,andresponsibility.Appropriatecreditofothersforthescientificworkandideasappliesto
allformsofscholarship,notjustpublications.Thesubmissionofanotherpersonsworkrepresentedasthatofthestudentswithoutproperlycitingthesourceoftheworkwillbe
consideredplagiarismandwillresultinanunsatisfactorygradefortheworksubmittedorfortheentirecourse,andmayresultinacademicdismissal.Assignmentswillbesubmittedby
thefacultymembertoTurnItIn.comfororiginalityevaluation.
Self-plagiarismistheactofpresentingonespreviouslyusedworkasanoriginalwork.Self-plagiarismisinconsistentwithhonestyandtruthfulnessinscholarship.Northcentral
Universityfacultyandstudentsshoulddiscusstheexpectationsofeachassignmentatthebeginningoftheclass.Thereshouldbeaclearunderstandingbetweenthefacultymember
andstudentregardingtheuseofpreviousworkintheclass.Thefacultymembermustindicateifthestudentsresponsemustbeanoriginalworkorifthestudentmayuseprevious
workintheirresponsetoanewassignment.Forfurtherinformationonself-plagiarism,reviewthisguidewhichisalsoavailableintheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC).

GRADINGSCALE:
ThefollowingchartshowsthelettergradeequivalentsofpointscoresforUndergraduateandGraduatecourses.

UndergraduateScoring
NumericalPoints Letter
Grade
100-94
A
93-90
A89-87
B+
86-83
B
82-80
B79-77
C+

GraduateScoring
NumericalPoints Letter
Grade
100-94
A
93-90
A89-87
B+
86-83
B
82-80
B79-77
C+

76-73
72-70
69-67
66-63
62-0

C
CD+
D
F

76-73
72-0

C
F

NORTHCENTRALGRADINGGUIDELINES:
Northcentralstudentsearnagradeonanassignmentbasedontheextenttowhichtheycompletetheassignment,demonstrateunderstandingofassignmentmaterials,express
themselvesclearlyandeffectively,andfollowstandardsofgrammar,writingmechanics,andscholarlyprose.Excellenceonthesecriteriapointstudentstowardbecomingautonomous
learnerswhocanself-evaluatetheirwork,masterprogramlearningoutcomes,anddevelopandhoneskillsneededforacademic,professional,andpersonalsuccess.
PleasevisittheNCUVirtualCampusInformationsectionoftheAcademicSuccessCentertoviewtheGraduateandUndergraduateGradingGuidelinesandavideopresentationthat
willhelpyouusetheguidelinestodoyourbestworkandsucceedinyourprogram.

NORTHCENTRALPOLICIES:
ReviewthestudentwebsiteandCourseCatalogforallrelevantpoliciesandprocedures.

NORTHCENTRALMISSIONSTATEMENT:
NCUmentorsstudentsOne-to-Onewithhighlycredentialedfacultyviaadvanceddeliverymodalities.Northcentralcommitstohelpingstudentsachieveacademicallyandbecome
valuablecontributorstotheircommunitiesandwithintheirprofessions.
Ifyouneedtechnicalassistanceorwanttoreportproblemswithinacourse,pleasecontacttheNCUServiceDeskat888-628-1567,orservicedesk@ncu.edu
Forstudentswithadocumenteddisability,ifyouarerequestinganaccommodationforthiscourse,pleasecontactStudentDisabilityServices888-628-6911ext8018,or
disabilitiesservices@ncu.edu.
Disclaimer:thiscoursemayincludelinkstoexternalwebsitesthatarenotownedbyNCU.Whilewetakereasonablecareinselectingwebsites,theviewsdonotnecessarilyreflect
thoseofNCU,norcanaccessibilitybeguaranteed.

COURSEOUTLINE
Section1:TheWritingProcessinEducation:BasicSkills
Week1
Assignment
: Reflectonyourownwriting
Week2
Assignment
: IntroductiontoAPAFormandStyle
Week3
Assignment
: SynthesizeResearchArticles
Section2:TheWritingProcessinEducation:FirstSteps
Week4
Assignment
: Developanote-takingworksheet
Week5
Assignment
: Developatopicintroduction
Week6
Assignment
: Prepareanannotatedbibliography
Week7
Assignment
: Prepareanannotatedoutline
Section3:TheSignatureAssignment
Week8
Assignment
: ConductaLiteratureReview

(10 Points) Due:04/12/2015

(10 Points) Due:04/19/2015
(10 Points) Due:04/26/2015

(10 Points) Due:05/03/2015

(10 Points) Due:05/10/2015
(10 Points) Due:05/17/2015
(10 Points) Due:05/24/2015

(30 Points) Due:05/31/2015

POSTCOURSESURVEY:
CompletethePostCourseSurveyaftersubmittingyourfinalassignment.ThePostCourseSurveygoesdirectlytotheUniversityandprovidesinformationusedinbothcourseand
Facultyevaluationandassessment.ThePostCourseSurveyislocatedatornearthebottomoftheleftnavigationwhileinthecourse.THERESPONSESAREANONYMOUS.

RECEIVINGYOURFINALGRADE:
ThefinalgradeshouldbepostedbyyourFacultywithinoneweekfollowingthecourseenddate.Theregistrarwillsendane-mailnotifyingyouofyourgrade.Thegradewillappearon
theSchedule&GradesandDegreePlanpageswithinyourStudentPortal.ThegradewillalsoappearwithintheGradeBookforthecourse.Ifyouneedanyassistanceinlocatingyour
finalgrade,pleasecontactyourAcademicAdvisor.
SyllabusEffectiveDate:1/16/201512:00:00AM
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