WRIT Units
WRIT units are designed to help all writers strengthen their academic writing and are open to all students across the University.
We currently provide four units of study at the undergraduate level. WRIT1000 and WRIT1001 are our two junior-level units. WRIT1000 focuses on developing your writing style at the sentence and paragraph level and WRIT1001 explores writing in academic environments. WRIT2002 and WRIT3001 are our two senior-level units. WRIT2002 focuses on developing advanced research abilities and WRIT3001 explores rhetoric in the Australian context.
Our writing courses will equip you with the abilities you need for writing situations both in university and in the workplace. Our expert teaching and networked workshops connect you with a global network of students, researchers and resources.
WRIT1000
- Learn how to communicate clearly and effectively through critical reading, thinking, and writing
- Develop your writing style by applying rhetorical principles to sentence and paragraph structures
- Engage in reflective writing and peer review
WRIT1001
- Learn how to use rhetoric to analyse written and visual texts
- Develop a cross-cultural perspective on writing
- Work intensively on the elements of an academic essay
WRIT2002
- Cultivate intensive and effective research and reporting practices
- Discover, produce, and deliver effective arguments
- Engage in critical thinking about multimodal writing
WRIT3001
- Investigate the key arguments that have transformed Australian society
- Analyse historical and popular texts that have shaped Australian identity
- Practise writing for different social and ethical purposes
Units of Study
WRIT1002 - Academic Writing
Semester 1, 2011 | Credit Points: 6
Coordinator: Benjamin Ian Miller
Phone: +61 2 9351 2542
Email: benjamin.miller@sydney.edu.au
Description
The ability to devise sound arguments is the cornerstone of success in both the university and the workplace. This unit introduces students to rhetorical reasoning and various theories and practices of academic argumentation. It is designed to improve writing and critical thinking abilities by teaching students to construct persuasive, ethical, and engaging arguments. The unit will focus on the production and reception of arguments across a range of genres, including digital environments. Tutorials are held in the new, networked 'Writing Hub' and feature virtual exchanges with universities around the world.
Assessments
1x500wd annotated bibliography (10%), 1x1000wd critical reading task (20%), 3x500wd essays (30%), 1x1500wd final writing task (30%) and participation via online discussion postings (10%)
Textbooks
Lunsford, A. and Ruszkiewicz, J. Everything's An Argument. Fifth edition. Bedford-St Martin's
Classes
2x1-hr lectures/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week
Assumed Knowledge
WRIT1001 is not a prerequisite for WRIT1002, but successful completion of WRIT1001 would be advantageous to students undertaking WRIT1002
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