ENG 1114 - The Research Paper
3 Credits
Emphasizes critical analysis of fiction or nonfiction texts, at least one book-length, resulting in a research paper that reflects analysis and synthesis of multiple sources.
Pre-Requisites ENG 1108 with grade of C or better.
Major Content Areas
Strategies for textual and analysis and critical reading.
Research strategies and evaluation of sources.
Development of an effective thesis idea.
Construction of effective support for literary.
interpretation or position on nonfiction tex.t
Documentation using an appropriate method.
Techniques for revising and editing.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Create discipline-specific documents that employ effective techniques for specific writing situations.
Engage in guided revision and/or writing workshops.
Demonstrate an understanding of authority, point-of-view, audience awareness, and individual voice/style in writing.
Use syntax and diction appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
Distinguish the logical connections between facts, goals, and assumptions relevant to a problem, and evaluate claims which may be said to follow from them.
Demonstrate discipline-specific knowledge of audience and rhetorical situations.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
02 - Critical Thinking
01 - Communication
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