Through this course, students will acquire skills and knowledge in academic essays during the study in the International Undergraduate Program of Public Policy and Management.  We will study techniques of planning and idea generation. We will develop research techniques, and correct techniques in the use of sources (referencing, quoting, paraphrasing, and the avoidance of plagiarism). We will study and apply techniques of argumentation. We will study skills in the genre of academic writing, and we will develop skills in oral presentation, drafting, and editing and proofreading.