Successin AcademicWriting

1.1 Why is writing so important?

1.2 The nature of academic writing

1.3 The process of writing

1.4 Playing to your strengths and preferences

1.5 In conclusion: the process of academic writing

2.1 The IPACE model

2.2 Putting IPACE into practice

3.1 Questions to ask your assessor

3.2 Two ends of a spectrum

3.3 Business-style report writing

3.4 Critical reflective writing

4.1 Being strategic

4.2 Different strategies for different assignments

4.3 Being selective (using RABT)

4.4 Becoming more discerning

5.1 Kinds of reading

5.2 Beginning with the end in mind

5.3 Surveying (scanning and skimming)

5.4 Establishing a purpose

5.5 Deciding on a reading strategy

5.6 In-depth reading (using SP3R)

5.7 Annotating and note-taking

6.1 Beginnings, middles and ends

6.2 Essays

6.3 Practical reports

6.4 Presentations

6.5 Posters

6.6 Dissertations

6.7 Planning: from large-to small-
scale

7.1 Balancing the critical and the creative

7.2 Composing your first draft

7.3 Writing to a prompt

7.4 Freewriting

7.5 The ‘no composing’ approach

7.6 Managing your composing

7.7 Twelve ways to overcome writer’s block

8.1 The role of visual elements

8.2 Content and design

8.3 Using tables

8.4 Using graphs and charts

8.5 Other kinds of figure

9.1 Citing and referencing

9.2 Citing, referencing and academic integrity

9.3 Using citations and quotes

9.4 Plagiarism

9.5 Avoiding plagiarism

9.6 Remember, your writing is an argument

10.1 Fulfilling the brief

10.2 Structure and argument

10.3 Paragraphs

10.4 Sentences

10.5 Grammar

10.6 Punctuation

10.7 Spelling

10.8 Presentation

11.1 Using your word processor’s functions (but critically)

11.2 Using bibliographic databases

11.3 Using reference management software

11.4 Creating tables and figures

11.5 Handling large documents

12.1 Cycles of learning

12.2 Making the most of feedback

12.3 Where to get help

12.4 Final word