ING 201 - English III

Course Objectives

The objective of the course is to teach skills including library research, 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 avoidance of plagiarism.

Course Description

English 201 is a course designed to utilize the writing and grammar skills learned in prerequisite 100 level courses and to teach the organizational and critical thinking skills necessary for logical written expression. The end product of the course is a correctly-documented research paper based on at least 5 sources of information and written on a subject relevant to students’ particular faculties.