Academic Writing

Students, professors, and researchers in every discipline use academic writing to convey ideas, make arguments, and engage in scholarly conversation. Academic writing is characterized by evidence-based arguments, precise word choice, logical organization, and an impersonal tone. Though sometimes thought of as long-winded or inaccessible, strong academic writing is quite the opposite: It informs, analyzes, and persuades in a straightforward manner and enables the reader to engage critically in a scholarly dialogue.

Lecture and Exam Plan (Academic Writing)

Week	Chapter	Major Content	Weekly class Assignment	Recommended Books
1-2	1- Introduction and basic concepts of Academic Writing	Definition of Academic Writing, Scope, Aspects and Importance of Academic Writing, Report Writing, Research Articles, Proposals Writing	Presentation of any topic relevant to academic writing. (Student own choice but topic should limited to scope of Academic writing)	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid
3-4	Business Report Writing	Define, Importance, Format and Component of Effective Report Writing	Write Business report and present in class	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid
4-5	Business Letters Writing	Define, Importance, Format and Component of Effective Business Letter	Write Business letter and present in class	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid
6-7	Job Application and CV Writing	Define, Importance, Format and Component of Effective Job Application and CV writing	Write Job Application and CV and present in class	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid
8	Proposal Writing	Format of Proposal, Introduction, Research Problems, Objectives, Questions, Literature Review, Limitation, De-limitation.	Draft Proposal and present in Class	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid
Mid-Term	Above All chapters are Included in Mid-term Exams	Paper Pattern: 1- MCQs 27 Marks 2-Current Economic affairs and its recommended solutions. 03 Marks.	Presentations in Class are Part of Mid-term Exam	1- Academic-writing-handbook-international-students by Stephen Bailey 2- Academic Writing notes by Dr. Khalid