English - ENG 102

Course Description

This course teaches students to conduct and integrate research and write the research paper. This process assists students in developing research and writing strategies to use in a variety of college and professional contexts.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Write short and long papers using primary and secondary research.
• Conduct dependable on-site, Internet and/or library research for college-level essays, papers or reports.
• Evaluate researched sources for authority, credibility and relevance.
• Employ different strategies of integrating research by way of summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting.
• Construct accurate entries for bibliographies and Works Cited lists.
• Demonstrate proper MLA or APA style in research papers.
• Prepare different types of outlines.
• Apply research strategies to appropriate writing situations.
• Prepare a documented college-level research paper.

Course Schedule