ACADEMIC SKILLS WORKSHOPS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Unpack and critically examine a complex prompt and the expectations it creates. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize genres of academic text and legal text and develop strategies for reading them efficiently. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop critical responses to academic sources. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and avoid plagiarism through judicious note-taking, appropriate paraphrasing and summarizing, and conscientious citation. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop realistic expectations and strategies for handling the timing of the stages in a long writing assignment. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Organize and develop a sustained, logical argument in a manner consistent with American academic expectations. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Unpack and critically examine a complex prompt and the expectations it creates. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize genres of academic text and legal text and develop strategies for reading them efficiently. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop critical responses to academic sources. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and avoid plagiarism through judicious note-taking, appropriate paraphrasing and summarizing, and conscientious citation. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop realistic expectations and strategies for handling the timing of the stages in a long writing assignment. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Organize and develop a sustained, logical argument in a manner consistent with American academic expectations. Audience: Undergraduate