SYLLABUS
Course title and number IU052-04, Academic Writing 2
Term Spring 2024
Meeting times and location Wednesday 4:00-6:50 pm
Instructor Information
Instructor Heeseung Han
Email address
[email protected] Course Description
Course Description: “Academic Writing 2” is designed to develop students’ academic writing skills,
providing them with foundational critical thinking, research, and writing skills essential for the
completion of a thesis in view of the academic community. Students will do short writing assignments
that will help them to work with the fundamental concepts of academic writing; analyzing texts and
questioning sources; reasoning with evidence; and organizing persuasive arguments. Students will
learn key concepts of academic argument including thesis, evidence, and structure, and at the end of
the course, they will be able to write a well-organized scientific paper. Please keep in mind that a good
academic writing is a process. Students will develop their ideas and essays through preliminary
outline, drafts, and revisions. At each stage, they will receive feedback, which helps them write more
interesting and persuasive essays. As practices make you perfect, everyone’s active participation in the
class is strongly encouraged.
Learning Outcomes or Course Objectives
At the end of the semester, students will be able to learn the following:
● Writing process and strategy (planning, research, summarizing, organizing, referencing,
proofreading)
● Elements of writing (argument, cause and effect, style)
● Writing grammatically correct, clear, and concise sentences
● Structure of scientific paper (organizing, data implementation and display)
Textbook and/or Resource Material
I will be using Online Classroom (https://uclass.uos.ac.kr/) extensively to post announcements and
class materials. You are responsible for all information posted on Online Classroom whether or not
such information is directly presented in class. You are responsible for downloading all necessary
materials prior to class. You are responsible for all materials covered and all announcements made in
class, regardless of whether you chose to attend class on that particular day.
Grading Policies
Required Graded Assignments
Attendance 10% Participation in Classwork 10%
In-class Writing 10% Quizzes 10%
Major Essay 1: Annotated Bibliography 15%
Major Essay 2: Outline for the Final Essay 10%
Major Essay 3: First Draft of the Final Essay 15%
Major Essay 4: Final Research Paper 20%
Grading Scale: A+ (100-95) A (90-100) B (80-89) C (70-79) D (60-69) F (0-59)
Consistent Participation in Classwork and Attendance
Class Participation is a measure of a student’s positive impact on the class as asking intelligent
questions or offering insightful contributions during case discussions and lectures. Your class
participation grade is based on in-class writings and worksheets collected during classes, group
presentation, and class discussion. A lack of participation will have a substantial impact on your
overall course grade.
Regular attendance is strongly advised as I may pass a sign-up sheet or do a roll call. You are
responsible for all material and announcements covered in class and on educlass. Please also note that
while you may have legitimate reasons for missing class, you need to fill in and submit the Academic
Petition Form with proof of documentation. Police reports and hospital records are fine; a simple note
from a doctor is not. Students who are absent for excused reasons may make up assignment without
penalty. Students who have more than four unexcused absences will not be able to pass this course.
All Major Writing Projects
You need to submit all the assignments in time. Late assignments will be accepted with penalty, but
no later than two weeks after the due date.
Format of Written Projects:
All work must be typed on a computer and formatted according to University Thesis Formatting Style.
Class Policies
Students with Disability:
If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, you can get support from the
University of Seoul. For additional information please tell me.
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is the wrongful representation of other authors’ thoughts or languages as one’s own
original work without appropriate citations or references, which is a serious moral offense. Thus,
plagiarism of any kind on an assignment or presentation will result at least in a penalty in grade and
even may be subject to F in some cases.
It is the student’s responsibility to backup and retain all work done for the course for the entire
semester, in case there is a reason to hand the work in again. Students must keep electronic or
hardcopy versions of all work and major essays with instructor comments. The instructor is only
responsible for keeping a record of the grade book from each semester.
Classroom Behavior
“Mutual Respect” should be the primary principle for your classroom behavior. You should
respect the instructor as well as your other classmates. Disruptive classroom behavior is defined as
anything that would interfere with “an instructor’s ability to conduct the class” or with “the ability of
other students to profit from the instructional program.” If you show intolerable classroom behavior,
you could be asked to leave the class and regarded as absent.
Acronyms used in this Schedule:
TBA To Be Announced by instructor
Reading and Assignment Schedule
(*Note: This course schedule is tentative and subject to change.)
Week Topic Requirements and Assignments
1 (3/6) Introduction & What is an argument?
2 Sequence, Frequency
(3/13) Argument and Discussion
3 Definitions, Examples, and Problems and
(3/20) Solutions
Writing Workshop for Essay #1
4 Adverb
(3/27) What is the Evidence; Logical Fallacies
5 (4/3) Signaling Language Submit Your Essay #1
Transition
6 Combining Sources
(4/10)
7 Literature Reviews
(4/17) Writing Workshop for Essay #2
8 Individual Consultation about Your Outline 1 Submit Your Essay #2
(4/24) (Zoom)
9 (5/1) Individual Consultation about Your Outline 2
(Zoom)
10 Punctuation
(5/8) Developing an Academic Style
Writing Workshop for Essay #3
11 Developing an Academic Style (2) Bring the First Draft of Essay #4
(5/15) Peer-Review (Essay #3)
12 Modal Verb Submit Your Essay #3
(5/22) Visual Information
13 Writing an abstract
(5/29) Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
14 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (2) Bring the Second Draft of Essay
(6/5) Peer-Review #4
15 Submit Your Essay #4
(6/12)
