...Catalog Description: LIB 111 focuses on writing clear and coherent summaries, analyses, and essays. The course also stresses the ability to understand, use, and document college-level non-fiction readings as evidence for effectively formulating and accurately supporting a thesis. Course Description and Goals: No man is an island! To communicate effectively with colleagues and communities, we must first learn how to accurately interpret the conversation around us and articulate our own thoughts so we can join the dialogue and make contributions to the world both as professionals and active citizens. In LIB 111 you will learn to analyze writings and argue with authors of literary, journalistic, and academic non-fiction. Through assignments in summary, critique, synthesis, and persuasion, you will progress your ability to formulate and share ideas efficiently. Together we will write, revise, workshop, and revise again, learning as much from each other as from the authors we read in class. As part of our commitment to helping students reach their full potential in their academic, professional, and civic lives, Arts and Sciences faculty believe that learning in all disciplines is an integrative process, a synthesis of critical reading, thinking, and writing. For this reason, as we guide you in your studies in LIB 111, we will use a Writing Intensive approach that emphasizes mastery of information and concepts AND the application of what you have learned in a variety of forms: you will...
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...Shaping Content Writing Paragraphs 1. PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, TONE, AND CONTENT L E A R N I N G 1. 2. 3. 4. 6 O B J E C T I V E S Identify the differences between summary, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation paragraphs Identify the content in writing paragraphs Demonstrate how audience and tone influence content Apply purpose, audience, tone, and content to a specific assignment Imagine reading a poorly written review of a movie that you would like to see this weekend. You cannot follow the characters, action, or conflict because the author of the review rambles on and on. Without clear paragraphs, this review will likely lose your interest, and you may skip the movie altogether! When you are the writer, it is helpful to position yourself as a reader. Ask yourself whether you can focus easily on each point you make. Effective writers use a single paragraph for each new idea they introduce. Paragraphs separate ideas into logical, manageable, and distinct units. Each paragraph focuses on only one main idea and presents coherent sentences to support that single point. Because all the sentences in one paragraph support the same point, a paragraph may stand on its own. Each paragraph is shaped by Purpose: the reason why the writer composes the paragraph. < Tone: the attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s subject. < Audience: the individual or group whom the writer intends to address. < Content: the written material in the paragraph. < 174 WRITING FOR SUCCESS ...
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...for men to seek help for mental health problems. Instructional Objectives: Mental Health and the Workplace 1. At the end of the lesson, participants will be able to describe social determinants of mental health in their own words by writing them down on a worksheet (Cognitive; comprehension) 2. At the end of the lesson, participants will be able...
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...Identifying Errors in Writing- Appendix D COM 155 Week 4 Assignment: Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing COM 155 Week 4 DQs COM 155 Week 5 Assignment: Pronoun Practice COM 155 Week 5 DQs COM 155 Week 6 Assignment: Review – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons COM 155 Week 6 DQs COM 155 Week 7 Assignment: Paragraphs and Topic Sentences COM 155 Week 7 DQs COM 155 Week 8 Assignment: Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation COM 155 Week 8 DQs ----------------------------------------------------------- COM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure Review- Appendix B (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 1. Assignment: Sentence Structure Review • Resource: Appendix B • Read Appendix B. • Review the eight sentences. • Identify which of the four errors, if any, is present in each sentence. • Rewrite the sentence so that it is a grammatically correct sentence. Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment in the Assignments link by Week One Day 6 ----------------------------------------------------------- COM 155 Week 1 DQS (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Discussion Questions List at least one of the serious writing errors identified on p. 385 and identify how such an error could negatively affect your writing. Identify which of the four most serious writing errors listed on p. 385 you find challenging to overcome in your own writing. State a method to...
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...about themselves, their families, and| |GROUP: 5012 WEEK: 0 / 1 |their favorite things using present and past simple of be statements. | |DEVELOPMENT AREAS: ACADEMIC WRITING / READING STRATEGIES/GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY |Objective: By the end of this unit Ss will be able to talk about themselves, their families, and | | |their favorite things using present and past simple of be statements. | |MATERIAL: Touchstone 3 Student´s Book / Touchstone 3 Workbook | | |MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH |WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH |FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH | |13:20 – 14:10 |Intro: Ice breaker- |12:30 – 13:20 |Class presentation/ Synthesis delivering |12:30 – 13:20 |Diagnostic test application | | | |13:20 – 14: 10 |Integration group activities |13:20 – 14:10 |Diagnostic test ...
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... As it happens, however, writing essays is one of the best ways to develop the mental skills necessary for learning and thinking. Despite the widely held belief that human beings are rational animals, the fact is that we are no such thing--at least not naturally. What we are is capable of rational thought. We have the capacity to learn how to reason, but that capacity does not come to fruition without careful nurturing. Just as the skilled athlete has, through diligent effort and application, honed physical capacities that are inherent but not well developed in most human beings, so the skilled thinker has studied and trained himself to apply mental skills in a manner beyond the reach of most untrained minds. The exercise of rational thought or procedure to analyze a subject and to express in an orderly way the judgments arrived at through such analysis is called "discourse." Writing which aims to arrive at an understanding of a subject--or to make such an understanding possible for the reader by leading him through the steps of rational analysis of that subject--is called "discursive" writing. Virtually all of the writing required of a student in high school or college should be discursive, and it is a truly unfortunate trend that highly personal and so-called "creative" writing has often been allowed to replace discursive writing in much of the curriculum. The function of training in discursive writing is to enable the student to learn...
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...Each class member is required to develop an individual Leadership Development Plan (LDP) reflecting the results and evaluation of the Self-Assessments and Skill Development exercises completed during this course, leading to a detailed Personal Situation Analysis. The LDP should clearly demonstrate a synthesis of relevant leadership theories explored in this class in the formulation of a Personal Action Plan that includes specific development activities, necessary resources, and target completion date. Guidelines Papers must be 15 or more pages in length, 12 point font, double-spaced, include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion, and reference page. Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least six authoritative, outside references are required from the Online Library (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page titled "Reference." Appropriate citations are required in the body of the report. All DeVry University policies are in effect including the plagiarism policy. Papers are due during Week 7 of this course. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic. This paper is worth 250 total points and will be graded on quality of research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar, and sentence structure. Milestones ...
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...argued that writing out a case formulation is not just an educational exercise, but it allows you to commit yourself to thinking about your patient in a certain way. Moreover, Summers and Barber (2012) also argued that, while developing case...
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...nonfiction readings. There are seven passages. • Three of the passages are from prose fiction (novels, short stories, and folk tales). • Poetry and plays have one passage each. • Nonfiction has two passages. There are three literary time periods. One passage comes from each of these periods: • Before 1920 • 1920-1960 • After 1960 The following reading skills are tested: • Comprehension—identifying the main idea, the purpose of a selection, supporting details, and using context clues to discover the meaning of unknown words 2 • • • Application—applying ideas to a new context Analysis—recognizing the way material is organized, including identifying inferences, figurative language, and knowing an author’s style or tone Synthesis—combining understanding of passage with extra information you bring to the passage, looking at an author’s style, tone, point of view, and purpose The number of questions you answer in each reading skill area is as follows: • Comprehension 8 questions • Application 6 questions...
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...What is a literature review? Put simply, it is an analysis of prior academic research so as to identify the who, what, where, and whys’ of the chosen topic area. You may or may not have conducted what some academics call a preliminary study – a brief search into the existing academic work in your chosen topic. After all, for some students carrying out primary research it’s vital that their work has never been carried out before and these initial studies are crucial when identifying a unique topic for research. In some subject areas, it may be difficult, if not impossible to identify areas for primary research and therefore a preliminary study may not be necessary (secondary research is usually carried out as a result). Whatever the starting point, the literature review forms one of the first major pieces of work in a dissertation. There are several main reasons why you would undertake a literature review. The first is to enable you, the author, to become absolutely clear on what it is you have chosen to research and study. By understanding other academic literature you can gain an understanding of what has been and is currently being researched. This will help with your own work by identifying windows of opportunity and helping to cement your research questions. For some subjects you may find there has not been much prior research in your field of study, in which case your literature review will have to be less specific and the academic net in which you search will have to be...
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...Journal of Management http://jom.sagepub.com/ The Art of Writing a Review Article Jeremy Short Journal of Management 2009 35: 1312 DOI: 10.1177/0149206309337489 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jom.sagepub.com/content/35/6/1312 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Southern Management Association Additional services and information for Journal of Management can be found at: Email Alerts: http://jom.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://jom.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://jom.sagepub.com/content/35/6/1312.refs.html Downloaded from jom.sagepub.com at SWETS WISE ONLINE CONTENT on October 10, 2010 The Art of Writing a Review Article Jeremy Short Journal of Management 35(6) 1312–1317 © 2009 Southern Management Association DOI: 10.1177/0149206309337489 http://jom.sagepub.com I was honored to be asked by Talya Bauer to write this article to highlight insights into the nature of contributions suitable for the Review Issue of the Journal of Management (JOM). Having worked as an author on previous reviews and with the new editorial board on our first Review Issue, I hope to provide insights for future contributors. The review article in JOM is unique in management scholarship, borrowed from longstanding traditions in other fields such as economics, psychology, and sociology. As such...
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...me feel that I may fail on this path of bettering myself. I had a fear of reading. Now that may sound strange, but I have always found focusing on reading a book challenging. I could read the words, and most of the times understand them, but my attention to the book would always drift. I had fears of staying on task and completing assignments on time. I felt that my life may be too busy to go back to school. I’ve always had the fear of writing papers. I’ve prided myself on being able to speak well and sound educated, but to actually sit down and write a professional paper scared me and made me feel ignorant towards a basic step in the academic process. In the past I have also struggled with asking for help, and relying on other individuals. Making the choice to go to the University of Phoenix to better myself has so far been a phenomenal choice to continue my academic success. Pushing Forward Through My Setbacks Within my first short five week course (Foundations for University Success) at the University of Phoenix, the studies and exercises have taken most...
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...Poem Analysis University of Phoenix/ENG/340 Team C Poem Analysis Natural Beauty The language used in this poem is a form of apostrophe as the team addresses a landscape painting (Thiel, 2005, p. 30). The team also used synthesis in the poem, associating an image perceived by our senses with one we have perceived before (Thiel, 2005, p. 31), e.g. a visit to a beach in the summer time. Personification, human characterizes to something nonhuman, was also used “The wind rustles through the grass, adding its voice to that of the waves (Thiel, 2005, p. 30). Metaphor is also used, “the sand sparkles like diamonds”, a comparison in which something is directly described as being something else (Thiel, 2005, p. 33). The words of the poem start out with a state of mind, the word, “tranquility”. This word is powerful in the context of the work; it sets the rhythm for the rest of the poem. The remaining sentences of prose builds on the serenity associated with tranquility, letting the reader get the feel of the painting it describes. As the poem draws to a close, it goes out as it came in, simply. It starts with, “tranquility” and ends with, “captivating”, the person experiencing the painting has observed all of the sights and sounds depicted in the painting and ends up transfixed by the whole experience. William Wordsworth said that poetry is, “the spontaneous overflow of feelings” originating from, “emotion recollected in tranquility”, (Woods, 2002, p. 1). The first stanza...
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...1 Student Number: 42858798 Module PYC 4807 Assignment 1 Title: Developing a Psychological Measure. 2 Contents Page Title Page 1. Introduction : What is Psychological Testing 2. Development of Psychological Measure 2.1 The planning phase 2.2 Item Writing 2.3 Assembly and Pretesting of measure 2.4 Item Analysis 2.5 Standardisation of the Final version 2.6 Technical Evaluation and establishing norms 2.7 Publishing and ongoing refinement Cross Cultural test adaptation 3. 3.1 Initial Translation 3.2 Synthesis of the Translation 3.3 Back Translation 3.4 Expert Committee 3.5 Test of the prefinal version 3.6 Submission of Documentation 4. Conclusion 5. References 1 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 3 1. Introduction: What is Psychological Testing Psychological testing refers to the administration of psychological tests. A psychological test is an objective and standardized measure of sample behaviour . The term sample of behaviour refers to an individual s performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behaviour that make up a paper and pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items. Performances on these items produce a test score. A score on a well constructed test is believed to reflect a psychological construct such as achievement in a school subject , cognitive ability , aptitude, emotional functioning, personality , etc. differences in test...
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...Introduction According to Hall Quest, a good text book is * A Source of knowledge * A Guide * A tool and an instrument to the pupil * A means of interpreting the truth Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore said "Facts are many, but the truth is one." A text book should be such that it helps pupil to understand the truth from the facts. Beacon “Text book designed for classroom use.” Language “Text book is a standard book for a special branch of study.” American Text Book Publishers Institute – A true text book is one specially prepared for the use of pupils and teachers in a class of a school, presenting a course of study in a single subject or closely related to the subject. Education is a tri-polar process. It’s poles are teachers, students, and content. The content or the subject matter is the all intervening variable. It helps the interaction between the teacher and the pupil. A teacher cannot successfully carry out his/her assignment of imparting knowledge to the pupil in absence of proper content. Text books are designed in organised and methodical manner to suit the requirements of both teachers and students and for the ultimate goal of knowledge transfer. Characteristics of a Good Text Book The teacher and the pupil should be aware of the important characteristics that make a good and effective text book. Some of the important characteristics of a good text book are enumerated below: 1. Get-up * Get up i.e. the look and feel of the text...
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