This writing course aims at equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to produce writing appropriate to tertiary level studies. Students are introduced to a variety of writing techniques and ample practice is provided through writing exercises. Students practice tasks, including writing paragraphs, essays and a basic research paper. Students will be exposed to fine techniques of research and critical writing. They will also be introduced to using the library and the internet for research purposes. Finally, they are guided on how to avoid plagiarism during research.