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    The document provides instructions and questions for a university academic writing exam. It covers concepts in academic writing like introductory paragraphs and paragraph structure. It also addresses essay writing with topics on time management, advertising, and environmental sanitation. Finally, it asks students to generate a reference list in APA or MLA style from given sources.

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    UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

    (All rights reserved)

    BA/BSC FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 2016/2017


    UGRC 110 ACADEMIC WRITING 1 (3 CREDITS)
    TIME ALLOWED: TWO HOURS (2 HRS.)

    INSTRUCTIONS:

     WRITE YOUR INDEX NUMBER, GROUP NUMBER AND LECTURER’S


    NAME ON THE ANSWER BOOKLET PROVIDED
     WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN THE ANSWER BOOKLET PROVIDED

    SECTION A: CONCEPTS IN ACADEMIC WRITING

    1. Write short notes on any two of the following:

    a. Introductory paragraph
    b. Paragraph structure
    c. Paragraph coherence

    2. Answer (a) or (b):

    a. You have been given an essay writing assignment which involves using
    information from multiple sources. Explain at least five strategies you would use
    to avoid plagiarism from the note-taking stage to the final write-up of the essay.

    OR

    b. What is plagiarism? State at least four reasons why plagiarism occurs, and
    explain five strategies for avoiding plagiarism in academic writing.

    Examiners: Dr D. A. Odoi (Coordinator), Prof G. S.K. Adika, Dr S. E. Jacobs-Quashie, Dr C. C. Asante, Mr


    S. N. M. Allotey, Dr N. A. Agyeman, Dr K. Ofori, Mr P. Agordjor, Mr A. Okrah, Mr A. Wornyo, Mr C.
    Arthur, Mrs M. Ansre, Mrs J. Amable, Mrs E. J. Mandor, Mrs S. Banini, Mrs M. Gardiner, Mr K. Adjei-Fobi,
    Mr I. Darko-Danquah, Ms J. Anku, Mrs D. O. Oyewale-Johnson, Mrs E. E. Ellis, Ms H. S. Jibril, Mr B. Sam,
    Mr R. I. Adam, Mrs V. E. Fordjour Aidoo, Mr. Justice Eddie Quainoo. Page 1 of 2
    SECTION B: ESSAY WRITING

    3. (a) Compose a clear thesis statement from one of the following topics:
    i. Managing one’s time in the university
    ii. Advertising and people’s behaviour
    iii. Environmental sanitation in a developing country

    (b) Write a full-length essay (about 500-600 words) in which you develop content for
    the thesis statement you composed in (a). Underline the topic sentence for each
    developmental paragraph.

    SECTION C: REFERENCE SKILLS

    4. Generate a reference list from the information provided below using either the APA or
    MLA style of referencing.

     A book written by John Ofori with the title “The age of missing information”
    and published in 1999 by Arrow and Hammer in Johannesburg.

     “Malnutrition among African children” is the title of a document authored


    and published by UNICEF in New York in 1980.

     Shaw King authored a chapter titled “Men at Risk,” which was published in
    the book “The World in Danger.” The book was edited by Peter McFairlane
    and John Parry and published in 1999 by Sparks. The chapter spans pages 1-
    10 of the book.

     A scholarly journal – Education Gazzete – volume 79, issue number 21,


    contains an article titled “Computerizing Learning.” The article was written
    by Michael Velde and published in 2001. The article can be found on pages
    331- 348.

     “Politics and Violence” is the title of a newspaper article that appeared on


    page three (3) of the Daily Graphic on 15th October, 2016. The article was
    authored by Kofi Brown.

    Examiners: Dr D. A. Odoi (Coordinator), Prof G. S.K. Adika, Dr S. E. Jacobs-Quashie, Dr C. C. Asante, Mr


    S. N. M. Allotey, Dr N. A. Agyeman, Dr K. Ofori, Mr P. Agordjor, Mr A. Okrah, Mr A. Wornyo, Mr C.
    Arthur, Mrs M. Ansre, Mrs J. Amable, Mrs E. J. Mandor, Mrs S. Banini, Mrs M. Gardiner, Mr K. Adjei-Fobi,
    Mr I. Darko-Danquah, Ms J. Anku, Mrs D. O. Oyewale-Johnson, Mrs E. E. Ellis, Ms H. S. Jibril, Mr B. Sam,
    Mr R. I. Adam, Mrs V. E. Fordjour Aidoo, Mr. Justice Eddie Quainoo. Page 2 of 2

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