Writing essays, reports, presentations, papers or dissertations makes up a substantial element of most undergraduate and taught postgraduate degree courses. Anything that makes the process easier and more effective can make a big difference to your success as a student. Taking the reader through the writing process, from understanding the task, through researching, reading and planning, to drafting and composing, reviewing and finalising their copy, the book contains many self-study exercises that will help to develop confidence, technique and clarity of purpose as a writer, whether a first year social science student or a final year scientist or engineer. The book adopts an empowering approach – encouraging the student to find out what they need to know in order to be a successful writer in their discipline. Much more than a set of hints and tips, this book provides an all-encompassing approach to becoming a confident academic writer. New for this edition:
- a new section on managing your physical and mental state
-advice on a wider range of assignment types, including recorded presentations, such as vlogs, and blogs
-introduction to a wider range of strategies that students can employ while composing their work, including material to help students maintain their focus and concentration

- 232 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Success in Academic Writing
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 The Nature and Process of Academic Writing
- Chapter 2 Understanding the Nature of an Assignment
- Chapter 3 Tackling Assignments: Writing Essays and Reports
- Chapter 4 More Assignments: Presentations, Posters, Blogs and Dissertations
- Chapter 5 Researching an Assignment
- Chapter 6 Being a Purposeful Reader and Note-taker
- Chapter 7 Composing (Drafting)
- Chapter 8 Words and Images
- Chapter 9 Academic Integrity, including Citing and Referencing
- Chapter 10 Reviewing and Editing Your Work
- Chapter 11 Building on Success
- Glossary
- Cited References and Further Reading
- Index
- Imprint
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