CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore DEPARTMENT OF psychology school-of-social-sciences
Syllabus for Master of Science (Psychology-Human Resource Development and Management) Academic Year (2020)

1 Semester - 2020 - Batch
Course Code	Course	Type	Hours Per Week	Credits	Marks
MPR111	ACADEMIC WRITING	-	2	2	50

MPR111 - ACADEMIC WRITING (2020 Batch)
Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30	No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50	Credits:2
Course Objectives/Course Description
Course description: This course will introduce students to the domain of academic writing and its intricacies. Every student regardless of his or her area of interest will be made to use an academic style of writing at different levels and at various points in time. This course will, therefore, seek to impart such knowledge about the styles of writing used in the current academic scenario. It will provide students with opportunities in the classroom setting to practice such styles, both individually and in collaboration with others. In doing so, it will allow students to delve deeper into the scientific literature, while also preparing them for efforts in research. The insights gained from such a course can be used by students as a foundation in their specialized line of work. Course objectives: To help the learner gain familiarity with different academic writing styles used in contemporary scientific journals. To gain a better understanding of in-text and reference citations, APA formatting. To introduce the concept of plagiarism and its types to avoid such academic forgery.
Course Outcome
By the end of the course the learner will be able to: Scientifically acknowledge different sources of information in their writings Write a document in APA format Avoid plagiarism

Unit-1	Teaching Hours:8
Introduction to Academic Writing
An overview of the current status of academic writing and its importance; different approaches and processes; key issues: plagiarism, biases and frequent errors
Unit-2	Teaching Hours:10
Guidelines and rules in Academic Writing
Introduction to style and formatting guidelines from the American Psychological Association (APA); specific guidelines pertaining to in-text citations, references, and structures of academic papers
Unit-3	Teaching Hours:8
Forms of Academic Writing
Abstract writing; summarization; review of literature; scientific poster presentations; reflective, analytic and descriptive reports; book review; film review; tables and graphs in academic papers.
Unit-4	Teaching Hours:4
Experiential Learning as Assessment Strategies
Individual/Group presentations on forms and issues in Academic Writing; classroom assignments in generating abstracts, posters, reviews, etc
Text Books And Reference Books: American Psychological Association (2019), APA guide to electronic references (7th Ed.).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association APA. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Ed.).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading Hartley, J. (2008). Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Guide. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 0 203927982
Evaluation Pattern Evaluation Pattern: Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) CIA 1: 20 marks  CIA 2: 25 Marks  Class participation & Attendance: 5 marks   All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass all the CIA components with an overall CIA mark of 25/50 to pass the course.