ING 201A Essentials of Research Paper Writing (2 credits)

ING 201A is a course designed to teach the organizational and critical thinking skills necessary for logical written expression. The course focuses on writing a research paper of at least 1500 words based on sound scholarly sources on a topic of interest related to a student’s field of study by conforming to the APA standards of writing without committing plagiarism. In this course, the whole research process is taught step-by-step through skills including research, source selection, choice of topic, construction and defense of a thesis statement, citing sources, outlining, organizing a “References” page, and note-taking. Critical elements of the course are instruction in paraphrasing and summarizing techniques, use of quotations and the incorporation of these research findings in the paper together with the inclusion of personal comments, avoidance of plagiarism, and conforming to ethical rules. It is a must course for all the ITU students; there is no exemption. For the detailed course catalogue form, click the link below.

ING 201A Course Catalogue Form