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Course 4: Introduction to Research for Essay Writing
This is the last course in the Academic Writing specialization before the capstone project. By the end of this course, you will be able to complete all the steps in planning a research paper.

After completing this course, you will be able to:
 - choose appropriate research topics for college classes
 - write detailed outlines for research papers
 - find source material for research papers
 - take and organize good notes for research
 - use appropriate academic tone and language
 - document sources by creating a Works Cited list in MLA format
 - avoid plagiarizing your sources

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Academic English: Writing Specialization

Approx. 19 hours to complete

English

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Course 4 of 5 in the

Academic English: Writing Specialization

Approx. 19 hours to complete

English

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Tamy Chapman

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University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education

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Helen Nam

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University of California, Irvine

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

21 minutes to complete

Course Introduction

21 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 1 min), 2 readings

5 hours to complete

Introduction to Research

5 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 18 min), 6 readings, 4 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Doing Research and Planning the Paper

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 14 min), 8 readings, 5 quizzes

4 videos

Intro Video29sMore on Finding Sources and Taking Notes Video Lecture7mMaking an Outline Video Lecture2mThesis Statements for Research Papers Video Lecture3m

8 readings

Lecture Objectives10mCreating an Annotated Bibliography10mSample Annotated Bibliographies10mAnnotated Bibliography Assignment10mMaking an Outline10mLecture Objectives10mLecture Objectives10mThesis Statements for Research Papers Practice10m

3 practice exercises

Practice Quiz30mPractice Quiz30mDoing Research Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Language for Research Writing

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 21 min), 9 readings, 3 quizzes

4 videos

Intro Video30sAcademic Tone and Language Video Lecture7mUsing Statistics in Writing Video Lecture5mThe Academic Word List and Reporting Verbs Video Lecture7m

9 readings

Lecture Objectives10mAcademic Tone and Language Practices10mAcademic Tone and Language Practice Key10mLecture Objectives10mUsing Statistics for Writing Practice10mAdditional Resources on Using Statistics10mAcademic Word List and Reported Speech Introduction10mLecture Objectives10mAcademic Word List Practice10m

2 practice exercises

Practice Quiz30mLanguage for Research Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

More on Citing Sources and Formatting

5 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 10 min), 9 readings, 4 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH FOR ESSAY WRITING

by MMJul 17, 2018

This course was very helpful in establishing good practices in writing research papers. It equips the students with the necessary resources to help write a strong research paper.

by SAJun 12, 2020

It is an amazing course for me. Because it actually interacts with student very well. On the other hand, it helped to improve basic and advance parts of the research. Thanks

by ASSep 14, 2021

The course was quite enlightening, and it shaped my writing skill. A big thanks to the instructor and all peers for your valuable inputs.

by ZXMar 21, 2016

This was a very informative and useful course. It has improved my skills immenseley and I'm grateful for all the work that has been put into it.

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About the Academic English: Writing Specialization

The skills taught in this Specialization will empower you to succeed in any college-level course or professional field. You’ll learn to conduct rigorous academic research and to express your ideas clearly in an academic format. In the final Capstone Project, all the knowledge that you’ve gained over the span of these courses will culminate into an academic research paper on an issue of your choice.

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