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University Composition And Communication II –
com156
(3 credits)
This course builds upon the foundations established in COM/155. It addresses the various rhetorical modes necessary for effective college essays: narration, illustration, description, process analysis, classification, definition, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and argumentation. In addition, requirements for research essays, including the use of outside sources and appropriate formatting, are considered.
This undergraduate-level course is 9
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Drafting an Introduction and a Conclusion
- Write a conclusion for a research paper.
- Write an introduction for a research paper.
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Drafting the Research Paper
- Apply Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association style guidelines to writing, citations, and format.
- Use sentence variety, sentence clarity, and parallel structure appropriately.
- Create the body paragraphs of a research paper from an outline.
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Organizing Information
- Develop and organize appropriate support for a thesis in a research paper.
- Construct an outline for a research paper.
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Writing a Thesis
- Analyze source materials to determine how they support or refute the thesis statement.
- Identify primary support materials related to a thesis.
- Develop a thesis statement for a research paper.
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Working with Sources
- Apply Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association style guidelines for citing and referencing sources.
- Demonstrate how to summarize, paraphrase, and quote research sources according to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
- Identify the major components of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association style guide
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Gathering and Evaluating Information
- Evaluate the credibility of sources.
- Identify strategies for gathering reliable information.
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Identifying Components of Research Writing
- Complete a research plan based on a chosen topic.
- Identify the steps in the research writing process.
- Explain the purpose of research-writing.
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Completing the Research Paper
- Use appropriate style, tone, and mechanics, and correct Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting in a research paper.
- Write an academic research paper.
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Revising the Research Paper
- Apply organization, cohesion and transitions correctly.
- Apply feedback and writing tools in the revision process.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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