Get the Know-how : Essay writing
There are a range of skills involved in essay writing from from interpreting the question which has been set to making use of feedback from a tutor on the final piece of work. Use the following links for advice and support on improving your essay writing skills:
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Writing better essays
Do you never know where to start when writing an essay? Not sure what's expected of you? Learn how to plan and structure your essay, and create compelling arguments.
This course would be useful for all students who have to write essays.
Booking
To ensure every one gets a chance to come to these popular courses, this year we are asking you to book your place. Go to Learn module:-
Dates:
- Wednesday 9th November 2011, 2pm-3.30pm
Place:
- James France Building CC014
Other Resources
- Read an advice sheet:
- What does the question mean?
- Essay writing
- Doing a literature review
- Using Word in assignments
- Citing and Referencing
- View course material on Learn:- Get the Know-how: skills to succeed
- Find books on essay writing
- Record your essay writing skills on RAPID
- View other resources on the web:
- Skills4Study: Writing skills - from publishers Palgrave
- Monash University: Writing literature reviews
- Learn resource: Harvard Referencing tool kit
- Learn resource: Numeric Referencing tool kit
- Warwick University: Writing Frames