Undertaking a writing project for assessment can be a challenging prospect for students of all disciplines and especially those new to academic writing in higher education. The unique 12-step approach in this book leads students through the different stages that apply to any form of academic writing - gathering relevant information, processing that information through effective planning, creating the text and developing writing for future assignments including exam writing. The authors follow their tried-and-tested Smarter Student series approach to deliver timely, practical, hands-on guidance based on real-life experience from teaching and assessing students’ writing.
How to write for university – academic writing for success is an invaluable tutorial and reference for any student approaching university writing assignments.
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A practical, 12-step guide to producing academic writing at university.
Undertaking a writing project for assessment can be a challenging prospect for students of all disciplines and especially those new to academic writing in higher education. The unique 12-step approach in this book leads you through the different stages that apply to any form of academic writing - gathering relevant information, processing that information through effective planning, creating the text and developing your writing for future assignments including exam writing. The authors follow their tried-and-tested Smarter Student series approach to deliver timely, practical, hands-on guidance based on real-life experience from teaching and assessing students’ writing.
How to write for university – academic writing for success is an invaluable tutorial and reference for any student approaching university writing assignments.
This book will help you to develop all the key skills you will need to deliver a well-written assignment, providing practical guidance, examples, ideas and tips for success on areas such as:
· Understanding university writing in context and how your assignments are graded
· Sourcing and researching information from your lectures, reading and discussion
· Understanding how to interpret and approaches writing for your academic tasks
· Planning your time for writing and planning the writing itself
· Developing and applying critical thinking skills to improve your writing
· Following good writing style
· Observing the appropriate conventions for citation and referencing
· Learning how to avoid plagiarism by acknowledging the work of others
· Developing an outline plan and writing your first draft
· Reviewing, editing and proof-reading your text
· Presenting your work to the appropriate standard – including coverage on grammar, spelling and punctuation
· Developing your academic writing for exam purposes.
An essential guide to successful writing at university.
Jonathan Weyers and Kathleen McMillan both work at the University of Dundee. Both have been teaching and lecturing for over 25 years and latterly have specialised in the transferable skills area. They have a track record of collaborative writing and achievement in this area.
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