GRAD 540 - Graduate Research Communication

In this course, graduate students will develop the skills to participate effectively in graduate work (both orally and in writing) and learn how to function successfully in their respective academic discourse communities. The course seeks to prepare students for advanced courses that support them in research communications within their discipline.

Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, in relation to their respective academic communities/fields of studies, students will be able to:

• Effectively participate in the social practices and interactions of the graduate school community and function as a junior member of their academic discipline
• Engage in rhetorical reading and listening
• Use advanced oral and written skills in academic contexts
• Analyze the main various academic and professional genres of their respective disciplines
• Engage in academic debates both orally and in writing by effectively delivering academic and professional oral presentations and generating written texts with an argumentative focus
• Identify and avoid plagiarism/academic dishonesty