Writing your assessments
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- write your University assessments
- strengthen your academic skills
- 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
Formats
Approaching your literature review
What's covered
- Planning your search
- Finding literature
- Evaluating and organising your material
- Writing your review
Formats
Approaching your business report
What's covered
- What a business report is
- How to approach writing one
Formats
Approaching your scientific report
What's covered
- What a scientific report is
- Understanding the basic structure
- The purpose of each section
Formats
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
Formats
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
Formats
Writing your dissertation
What's covered
- How to get started
- How to work with your supervisor
- How to structure your dissertation
Formats
Approaching your blog post
What's covered
- What a blog post is
- How to write an effective post for academic assessment
Formats
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.