Seminar in Academic Writing and Publishing

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the basic tenants of scholarly writing.
• Expand skills in developing research questions, communicating ideas, presenting content, and critically engaging with one another’s perspectives.
• Learn the academic publishing process.
• Practice engaging in various scholarly writing forms

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Class Participation	20%
Writing Plans and Goals	10%
Reverse Engineer a Paper	15%
Writing Workshop	25%
Detailed Project Outline	30%

Final course grade is determined using the following scale:

Final Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
94-100%	A
90-93.9%	A-
87-89.9%	B+
83-86.9%	B
80-82.9%	B-
77-79.9%	C+
70-76.9%	C
< 70%	F

Attendance/Participation:

The course is conducted in seminar format, with readings assigned for each week. It is expected that all students will contribute to the discussion during each class. Attendance at all virtual class sessions is expected because students must be present to participate and earn class participation points. Absences and lack of preparedness will negatively affect your grade. Preparation involves completing the reading and assignments in advance and coming to class prepared to contribute to the discussion. Please keep in mind that the quality of your contributions—not merely their quantity—will be evaluated. And, of course, you must attend the virtual sessions to participate! Class participation will be evaluated twice during the semester.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Silvia, P. J. (2015). Write it up: Practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles. American Psychological Association.
• Belcher, W. L. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press.