LSEC 1103 Course Goals

Course Goals

Reading and writing skills

1. Identify main ideas in a text.

2. Separate main ideas from supporting details

3. Use own words to summarise a text

4. Understand and avoid plagiarising 

Individual Assignment

1. Identify a suitable topic
2. Locate suitable sources
3. Read sources/make notes
4. No copy and paste
5. Produce a draft report and revise as necessary
6. Proofread the final report
7. Submit Final Report using APA format to credit sources
8. Keep to all deadlines

Final Project

1. Identify a suitable socially relevant topic
2. Locate suitable sources and make notes
3. No copy and paste
4. Produce a draft report including direct quotations using APA
5. Edit and revise the report as necessary
6. Proofread and resubmit the draft report
7. Proofread and submit Final Report
8. Keep to all deadlines

Vocabulary

1. Learn the meaning of words from Sublists 1 and 2

2. Complete classroom quizzes to develop understanding of vocabulary in sublists

3. Complete 10 quizzes for sublists 1 and 2 on WebCT Vista

4. It is the responsibility of the student to complete the quizzes

Maintaining Course Work

1. Retain all work completed in class in correct order

2. Maintain the work over the course of the semester

3. Include all drafts and rewrites ( handwritten and typed) including
practice summaries

4. Submit a portfolio of completed work

5. Write a Reflective Statement in essay form on each part of the course.

Coursework

	Percentage
Reading and summary skills (20%)
Summary 1	10%
Summary 2	10%
Portfolio (20%)
Portfolio1 + reflection	10%
Portfolio 2 + reflection	10%
Projects (50%)
Individual assignment	20%
Final Assessment	30%
Vocabulary (10%)
Vocabulary Building	10%