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LSC 1103 Summary writing 1 - graded

LSC 1103 Summary writing

Robot waiter: model answer

An Abu Dhabi company is developing a robot for use in the home and the service industry. The project started 3 years ago in Spain and it now has a model which is available to buy. The next major challenge is to produce a robot which recognises objects before picking them up. Once this has been achieved these robots can take over tasks in hotels by acting as waiters, and could also be useful in hospitals. Eventually these robots will be used in people’s homes when the price drops.

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Smith, K. (2011, September 22). Robot waiter arrives in Abu Dhabi. The National. Retrieved September 10, 2012 from http://tinyurl.com/3c2x3cr

Emirati traditional life - sample summary #1

                                    Emirati traditional life

Main idea:      It is important to keep old traditions alive.

Summary:

Traditional Emirati sports are important part of the national identity. Activities that used to be part of how the community survived are now associated more with sport.

There is not enough interest in the traditional way of life amongst young Emiratis although there are some students helping to keep the old traditions alive.

They decided to show other young people that these traditions are alive and an important part of the national heritage.

Many of the traditions started as part of economic necessity but now are normally sporting activities such a falconry and dhow racing.

It is important that young people carry on these traditions or they might be lost.

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Abu Dhabi Men’s College

Course Delivery Plan

Semester Code: 201320                                                    Department Name: Gen Ed

Course Code:   LSC 1103                                                     Course Title:  Academic Reading and Writing 1                                 

Credit Hours: 64

Faculty Name:  Gregory Vrhovnik  ext #711                    email address:     gvrhovnik@hct.ac.ae    The Boss                        

                                                                                        For Homework:   hct1103.2103@yahoo.com                                                   

Week #	Date Week beginning	Topics/Learning Outcomes	Additional reading material	Assessments
1	Feb 10	Introduction to Portfolio Introduction to top-down reading techniques (LO1) Introduction to extracting relevant material for summary writing (LO1)	On-line materials, authentic texts academic texts
2	Feb 17	Summary practice + rewrite (LO1) Introduction to Bibme (LO3,4) Introduction to Vocabulary exercises ( LO2)	Newspaper and magazine articles Academic texts
3	Feb 24	Summary practice + rewrites for portfolio ( LO1,4,5)	As above
4	March 3	Summary practice + rewrite (LO1,4,5) Vocabulary exercises (LO2)		Summary 1 (in class)
5	March 10	Vocabulary exercises ( LO2) Introduce Research Assignment ( LO1,3)	On-line, papers, magazines, academic articles	Summary 2 (in class)
6	March 17	Identifying sources, making notes  ( LO1,3,4) Vocabulary quizzes (LO2)	As above	Writing Portfolio
7	March 24	Part 1  Research Assignment  ( LO1,3,4,)	As above	Section 1  Research Assignment (Portfolio)
8	April 14	Part 2 Research Assignment ( LO1,3,4)	As above	Section 2 Research Assignment (Portfolio)
9	April 21	Part 3 Research Assignment ( LO1,3,4)	As above	Section3  Research Assignment (Portfolio)
10	April 28	Review and edit report ( LO5) Introduce Final Assessment Research project	On-line sources, academic texts, newspaper and magazine articles	Final Submission Research Assignment
11	May 5	Identify sources and make notes  ( LO1,3) for Research Project	As above	Vocabulary quizzes deadline
12	May 12	Identify sources and make notes  ( LO1,3) for Research Project	As above	Part 1 Research Project Portfolio deadline
13	May 19	Part 2 Research Project (1,3,4)	As above	Part 2 Research project Portfolio deadline
14	May 26	Part 3 Research Project (1,3,4)	As above	Part 3 Research Project Portfolio deadline
15	June 2	Review, revise and edit Research project (LO5)		Final Submission Research Project Writing Portfolio 2

Abu Dhabi Men’s College
Course Delivery Plan

Semester Code: 201320 Department Name: Gen Ed

Course Code: LSC 2103 Course Title: Academic Reading and Writing 2

Credit Hours: 64

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