Better writing
PsycLearn Essentials
Student Success
January 2024
Effective communication is key in a variety of settings, including the classroom and the workplace. APA’s Better Writing course provides a review of the basics of writing to help learners improve their ability to communicate and support their ideas and opinions across different types of writing. This course explores the writing process and different tools and strategies learners can use to clearly and effectively craft their arguments and ideas. Important topics related to writing are also covered, including evaluating source materials, addressing writer’s block, and avoiding bias.
Learning objectives
- Apply the essential elements of the writing process to more effectively communicate in writing.
- Employ writing tools, research strategies, and source integration techniques to simplify and improve the drafting process.
- Avoid plagiarism by utilizing citing and paraphrasing properly and accurately.
- Improve drafting, revising, editing, and polishing to create a comprehensible, impactful, and error-free written document.
This program does not offer CE credit.
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