GED 8005 - Academic Writing for Graduate Students

This course explores the guiding question: How do you summarize and synthesize academic literature? Students will leave the course with skills to: identify academic literature; gain meaning from academic literature; summarize and synthesize; and discuss the identity and power issues associated with academic writing.

This is a composition course focusing on the conventions of academic writing, the composing process, critical thinking, and critical reading. Emphasis will be on reading and writing activities designed to prepare students for their masters, education specialist, or doctoral program.

Credits: 2