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Ontario Tech University
   
    Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
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KINE 1020U – Information Literacy & Written Communications


This course is an introduction and opportunity for first-year Kinesiology students to develop their writing, information technology, and literacy skills. The emphasis in the course is on cultivating the students’ writing skills to the level of scholarly writing and referencing material within prescribed formats. Students participate in activities that foster critical thinking as they research and evaluate online materials as well as participate in self and peer evaluation activities.  Students are introduced to various authoritative sources of health information, and how to evaluate health information sources for their authoritativeness. Through the course, the students will participate in the writing process from conduct of a literature review, evaluation of information sources, to the final output of an academic paper in the prescribed format. Academic integrity and technical writing skills are also emphasized. 

This course has multiple sections and delivery modes; please check MyOntarioTech for further details.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Credit restriction(s): HLSC 1300U and HLSC 1700U and HLSC 1701U  and HLSC 1702U
Cross-listed: HLSC 1701U  



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