ECI721

ECI721 Writing for Publication Seminar

Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program of the

Departments of Educational Specialties and Teaching and Learning

This is a course description not a final syllabus for the course.

Fall 2022

General Information

  • Instructor: Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D.: Email Address: Chih.Tu@Nau.Edu

  • Office address: PO Box 5774 Flagstaff, AZ 86011Phone: 928-523-0671 Fax: 928-523-1929

  • Office hours: By appointment via e-mail, phone, chat room, or in person

  • Credit hours: 1

Pre-requisite(s), Co-requisite(s), Co-convened, and/or Cross-Listed Courses:

Acceptance in the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program, ECI 701, ECI 711

Highly suggested to take this course toward later in the program.

Highly recommended to have any existing journal manuscript writing before taking this course.

Here are a few self-check questions to see whether this course would result in more productive.

    • Do I have existing literature review in writing?

    • Do I have collected data and analyzed results already? If I don't, I believe that I have a comprehensive literature review (EX: Theoretical/Methodological/Historical literature review), that I can propose a conceptual framework, a model, or a substantial literature review for journal publication.

    • If your answers are "Yes" for both questions, this course would prepare you for publication writing. Ideally, you will have a publishable manuscript to submit to selected journal.

This course is to prepare students to turn their existing scholarly writings into journal publications. It is NOT a course to learn to write literature review, to conduct data collections and analysis, nor to learn how to design a research.

Mode of Instruction: Online with Optional FTF

Course Descriptions

This course prepares doctoral students for the process of writing for publication. Writing for publication is a challenging endeavor, and in this course students are guided to become skilled in constructing manuscripts that are organized and well-developed.

The mechanics are preparing writing for publisher’s review are developed.

Also, students gain insights into the knowledge and dispositions of successful writers.

Learning Goals & Outcomes

The student, upon successful completion of this course, is able to:

1. Create sustained, coherent arguments or explanations summarizing elements of curriculum and instruction theory and literature with general and professional audiences

2. Examine the significant challenges involved in applying curriculum and instruction theory within the students’ professional venues, clarifying the leading edges, exploring the current limits of theory, knowledge, and practice, and how these appear in practice across socio-political contexts

Course Structure/Approach

Manuscript Reviews:

You will be assigned a peer review partner for the course, and you will complete three reviews of your partner’s work (literature review, methods, results/discussion).

Both completing the review of your peer’s work and submitting your own work for review are required components of these assignments.

Reading Assignments:

Each module you are responsible for reading the assigned articles and book chapters,.

Manuscript Development and Article Submission:

Throughout the course you will write a manuscript for submission to a journal. The end goal of this assignment is successful submission of the paper to the journal of your choice.

Course Materials

    • Obtain a newer edition, if any.

    • Silvia, P. J. (2015). Write it Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association

    • Sword, H. (2012). Stylish Academic Writing. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press

    • American Psychological Association (2020) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association

Delivery System

Course will be delivered on BlackBoard Learn (BBLearn) at: http://bblearn.nau.edu

Notes

This is a course description not a final syllabus for the course.

It is important for those interested in this class to consult their program advisory and the instructor before enrolling. If you have questions regarding this course, please e-mail the instructor, Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D. at Chih.Tu@Nau.Edu or 928-523-0671.

Subject to Change