COMMUNICATION FOR

ACADEMIC PURPOSES

MARISTELA BINONGO-SY
CALL - USTP
CHAPTER 8
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Write and present academic paper using

appropriate tone, style, conventions and
reference styles;
2. Develops keen sense of awareness of
audience and context in presenting ideas;
and
3. Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual,
and or web-based presentations for
different target audiences in local and
global settings by using appropriate
registers and should embed with values of
honesty, industry, humility,
conscientiousness, among others.
 ACADEMIC PAPER
ACADEMIC
WRITING • Consider as an umbrella term that
may include case study, financial
analysis, reports, and essay and
others.
• Based not on personal opinion but
on evidence
• Should present to the reader with an
informed argument
1 FEASIBILITY STUDY
- determines the commercial viability of
any given project, which components
include plan, cost, source of funding, man
power/ personal requirements markets
and profitability.

HOW TO WRITE FEASIBILITY STUDY:

• Determine purpose and scope of the
study
• Establish sources of data
• Gather and verify information
• Undertake data analysis
• Formulate conclusion and
recommendations
 CRITICAL ANALYSIS
• A skill that is required for
everyone, because life is about

“ 2
problem solving – (Randal, J. &
Sim, A., 2014)

HOW TO WRITE CRITICAL

ANALYSIS:
1. Prepare by reading all materials
thoroughly
2. Write your analysis
3. Look for other questions to
consider
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LITERATURE REVIEW
- to build a foundation and support for a new insight that a research paper writer
contributes

FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE RREVIEWS

• Provide a handy guide to a particular topic
• Give an overview
• Serve as a stepping stone for other researchers
• Supply useful reports
• Furnish a solid background for a research paper

STRATEGIES FOR WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW

1. Find a focus
2. Convey your literature review to your readers
3. Consider organization
 4 Book Report – a written composition or oral presentation that
describes, summarizes, evaluates a work of fiction or non-fiction.
– a summary of the content, plot, or thesis of a particular
BOOK book preceded by a full bibliographical citation
REPORT
FORMAT FOR A BOOK REPORT
• Title of the book and its year of publication
• Name of the Author
• Genre of the book like biography, autobiography, fiction, etc.
• The main subject, plot or theme of the book
• Brief summary of the key points or ideas treated in the book
• Reader’s response to the book
• Brief quotations from the book
POSITION PAPER
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- A geared to present an arguable opinion about an issue –
typically that of the author or some specific entity.

SUGGESTED STEPS IN WRITING A POSITION PAPER

• Identify your possible topic and some controversial
questions you might try to answer
• Give a brief narration explaining what you already know
about the topic and the reason/s for your interest in it
• Identify your article or articles and explain how you think
they might help you
• Speculate about some unusual directions your research
might take
• Decide which axes you are going to grind and which one
you are not.
Research is creating new knowledge.
- Neil Armstrong