Writing your assessments
Resources to help you write your University assessments, strengthen your academic skills, and complete your dissertation.
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Approaching your essay
What's covered
- How and when to get started with your first draft.
- How to structure paragraphs and essays.
- What to include in an introduction and conclusion.
- How you can use evidence to write objectively.
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Approaching your literature review
What's covered
- Planning your search.
- Finding literature.
- Evaluating and organising your material.
- Writing your review.
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Approaching your business report
What's covered
- What a business report is.
- How to approach writing one.
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Approaching your scientific report
What's covered
- What a scientific report is.
- Understanding the basic structure.
- The purpose of each section.
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Introduction to reflective writing
What's covered
- What reflective writing is and how to write reflectively.
- Introduction to a model that helps you to reflect.
Approaching your case study
What's covered
- What a case study is.
- Organising your ideas.
- Analysing a case study.
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Approaching your dissertation
What's covered
- The importance of choosing the right topic.
- How to narrow the scope of your research.
- How to write your research proposal.
- An introduction to research methods.
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Writing your dissertation
What's covered
- How to get started.
- How to work with your supervisor.
- How to structure your dissertation.
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Approaching your blog post
What's covered
- What a blog post is.
- How to write an effective post for academic assessment.
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Writing a review of an article, performance or book
What's covered
- What a review is and isn't.
- How to approach writing a review.
- How to structure a review.
Estimated duration is 10 minutes.