Success in academic writing

Helps students to develop confidence, technique and clarity of purpose as a writer in their discipline. Takes the reader through the complete writing process from understanding the task through researching, reading and planning, to drafting and composing, reviewing and finalising their copy with many self-study exercises included throughout.

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1. The Nature and Process of Academic Writing.- 2. Understanding the Nature of an Assignment.- 3. Kinds of Writing.- 4. Researching an Assignment.- 5. Being a Purposeful Reader and Note-Taker.- 6. Planning Your and Structuring Your Writing.- 7. Composing.- 8. Words and Images.- 9. Citing, Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism.- 10. Reviewing and Editing Your Work.- 11. Using Technology to Help You.- 12. Moving Forward.- Glossary.- Answers.- Cited References and Further Reading.- Index.