Author: Williams, Kate
Location: Wall display
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This essential pocket guide takes students through the planning for each stage of their dissertation, from hatching an idea to handing in their finished project. Short, succinct chapters cover everything from devising a research question and engaging with the literature to choosing a methodology and structuring an argument. It features sample dissertations from a range of subject areas, so that students can better anticipate what lies ahead, practical advice at every step and action plans to keep students on track. This edition includes: A new chapter on the research proposal as an assessed assignment; A redesigned dissertation library with outlines of different dissertation styles (report, essay and creative/practical); Further examples of dissertations from a wider range of subject areas linked via a QR code; More guidance on using digital software for planning and time management; and Updated advice for making the most of your supervisor and managing stress.
Author: Godfrey, Jeanne
Location: Wall display
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This guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically; using sources; developing your own voice; having a clear structure and style; and editing and polishing drafts. Chapters include annotated extracts of real students' academic writing from a range of subject areas. This third edition has been revised throughout, and contains three new sections on originality, argument and synthesising sources.
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Academic Phrasebank : A guide containing English phrases that are used in academic writing.
Zotero: A referencing management tool which can save you time writing those reference lists.
Ourginal: This is the tool available through your submission links which checks your assignment for blocks of matching text.
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