Doing Essays and Assignments: Essential Tips for Students (Sage Study Skills) - Softcover

Greasley, Pete

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473912075 ISBN 13: 9781473912076

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Have you ever been stunned by a low grade, when you were expecting an A or B? 

Are you struggling to make the jump from a second to a first? 

 

Doing Essays and Assignments gives you an insider’s view on what tutors and professors really want when they assign essays and projects, and reveals how you can raise your game and achieve the best grades.

 

Drawing on a survey of lecturers, and examples of real student work, this handy guide provides practical advice to help you not only understand what is expected of you, but also get ideas on how to deliver what your tutor is looking for.  Providing a behind-the-scenes look at marking, find out how you can successfully craft the perfect written assignment, and discover tips and techniques on:

• Planning and deadlines, helping you manage your workload effectively
• Gaining higher marks through critically formed arguments
• Communicating clearly with the correct language, grammar, and expression
• Avoiding common marking pitfalls such as referencing and plagiarism.

This new edition also reveals how to successfully navigate group work, literature reviews, and presentations to improve your grades.  With valuable insight from tutors, and practical tips to apply to your work, you might just want to keep this book to yourself…!

SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success!

About this title

About the Author

Before his retirement, Pete Greasley was a Teaching Fellow in the Division of Health Research at Lancaster University.  He has been marking student assignments for more years than he would care to remember, and not particularly enjoying it.  He has conducted research and published academic articles in psychology, sociology, health, and education, and has also written an introductory book on quantitative data anal­ysis.

His research and teaching interests include psychological and social issues relating to health, sceptical inquiry relating to pseudo-science and the para­normal, and how to help students avoid common mistakes when writing their assignments.  Prior to retiring, he spent much of his time supervising trainee clinical psychologists doing their research projects at Lancaster University.

From the Back Cover

An insider’s guide to what university tutors really want from an essay or assignment, this witty guide gives you practical tips and techniques on how to craft the perfect assignment and achieve the best grades.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473912075
• ISBN 13: 9781473912076
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240