What you'll learn
- Define the fundamentals of style guides used in academic writing
- Achieve greater grades in higher education
- Accomplish knowledge of three different style guides
- Complete essays for the class
Requirements
- Academic writing knowledge
Description
This is a great class to improve your academic writing style guide skills to improve your grades in higher education! The style guides that are covered are the American Psychological Association Style guide. The short form of this style guide is APA. The second style guide is covered in the Modern Languages Association style guide. The short form for this style guide is MLA. The third style guide is covered in the Chicago Manual of Style guide. The short form of this style guide is CMS.
American Psychological Association (APA) is mainly used for psychology subjects that occur in academic writing, including legal subjects and some social science subjects at times. The Modern Languages Association (MLA) style guide is used for English and many social science subjects in school. The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) style guide is used for many subjects such as history, as well as the writing of creative books, many nonfiction books, plus for classical music studies as just a few examples.
Having a strong knowledge of these style guides is essential for success with essay writing at the academic level. There are many instructors, teachers, teaching assistants, and professor-level staff that will grade students based on style guides. Style guides are used in determining whether or not the work that the student has written is publishable. Many schools do not teach students how to use style guides, however, will still grade their work based on style guide guidelines. This class will help for any student of any age to get a step ahead in their pursuit of academia and higher education to improve their style guide knowledge in order to get A+s on their papers and excel in their chosen careers.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner to intermediate academic writers
Instructor
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Multiple award-winning author/teacher/journalist/online lawyer/retired college professor/videographer/podcaster with over 30 years of writing expertise. Produced 15 daily articles for the Toronto Star and Young People’s Press. Six stories hourly for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for the radio and television news. There are three current daily affairs radio stories 5 days a week in English and French for Radio Canada International (RCI). Owner of Donna Magazine since October 1, 2007. The magazine has more than 20,900 multi-media articles and an audience of more than a billion people. The magazine is based on paid Donna Magazine Membership Inclusion. More than 42 years of experience teaching multi-platform writing at the college level worldwide, plus journalism, legal, and communications experience. Author, editor, the ghostwriter of more than 298 books, mainly self-published. Expertise in audio and video editing with industry-standard software. Expert editor with Grammarly Premium possession. With 155,239 books sold so far—six books in the Toronto Public Library and 29 other libraries throughout North America. With 96 of her titles in the online library, BIBLIOBOARD is connected with the Toronto Public Library. The highest level of education is a doctorate from the best university in Canada. Expert knowledge of both British and American written and spoken English. Undergraduate journalism degree, master's media studies degree, and doctorate education degree from the best schools in Canada. Law degree from a school in London, England. Teaching English as a Second Language certificate from an American school. Digital Humanities certificate from the non-profit unit of Harvard University, the best American school.
Dr. Donna Kay Cindy Kakonge, BJ (Carleton University - Ottawa), MA (Concordia University - Montréal), TESOL (LinguaEdge - Online, United States), LLB (University of London International Programmes), EdD (OISE | University of Toronto)