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Success in academic writing. Cover Image Book Book

Success in academic writing.

Day, Trevor, 1955- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781352002041 (Paper)
  • ISBN: 1352002043 (Paper)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 228 p. : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: Second edition. / Trevor Day.
  • Publisher: London : Palgrave, 2018.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Preface to the Second Edition x
Acknowledgements xii
Chapter 1 The Nature and Process of Academic Writing
1(23)
1.1 Why is writing so important?
2(2)
1.2 The nature of academic writing
4(8)
1.3 The process of writing
12(9)
1.4 Playing to your strengths and preferences
21(1)
1.5 In conclusion: the process of academic writing
21(3)
Chapter 2 Understanding the Nature of an Assignment
24(13)
2.1 The IPACE model
24(9)
2.2 Putting IPACE into practice
33(4)
Chapter 3 Two Popular Types of Assignment
37(18)
3.1 Questions to ask your assessor
37(1)
3.2 Interpreting the nature of the task
38(2)
3.3 Beginnings, middles and ends
40(3)
3.4 Essays
43(4)
3.5 Practical reports
47(8)
Chapter 4 Researching an Assignment
55(16)
4.1 Being strategic
55(1)
4.2 Different strategies for different assignments
56(4)
4.3 Being selective (using RABT)
60(7)
4.4 Becoming more discerning
67(4)
Chapter 5 Being a Purposeful Reader and Note-taker
71(17)
5.1 Kinds of reading
71(2)
5.2 Beginning with the end in mind
73(2)
5.3 Surveying (scanning and skimming)
75(2)
5.4 Establishing a purpose
77(1)
5.5 Deciding on a reading strategy
78(2)
5.6 In-depth reading (using SP3R)
80(1)
5.7 Annotating and note-taking
81(7)
Chapter 6 Planning and Structuring More Assignments
88(29)
6.1 Business-style report writing
89(5)
6.2 Critical reflective writing
94(6)
6.3 Presentations
100(5)
6.4 Posters
105(2)
6.5 Dissertations
107(4)
6.6 Planning: from large- to small-scale
111(6)
Chapter 7 Composing
117(15)
7.1 Balancing the critical and the creative
118(1)
7.2 Composing your first draft
119(2)
7.3 Writing to a prompt
121(1)
7.4 Freewriting
121(3)
7.5 The `no composing' approach
124(1)
7.6 Managing your composing
125(3)
7.7 Twelve ways to overcome writer's block
128(4)
Chapter 8 Words and Images
132(13)
8.1 The role of visual elements
132(1)
8.2 Content and design
133(1)
8.3 Using tables
133(3)
8.4 Using graphs and charts
136(5)
8.5 Other kinds of figure
141(4)
Chapter 9 Citing, Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism
145(20)
9.1 Citing and referencing
145(3)
9.2 Citing, referencing and academic integrity
148(2)
9.3 Using citations and quotes
150(8)
9.4 Plagiarism
158(3)
9.5 Avoiding plagiarism
161(2)
9.6 Remember, your writing is an argument -- your argument
163(2)
Chapter 10 Reviewing and Editing Your Work
165(23)
10.1 Fulfilling the brief
166(1)
10.2 Structure and argument
167(1)
10.3 Paragraphs
168(3)
10.4 Sentences
171(5)
10.5 Grammar
176(3)
10.6 Punctuation
179(3)
10.7 Spelling
182(1)
10.8 Presentation
183(5)
Chapter 11 Using Technology to Help You
188(15)
11.1 Using your word processor's functions (but critically)
189(4)
11.2 Using bibliographic databases
193(3)
11.3 Using reference management software
196(1)
11.4 Creating tables and figures
197(2)
11.5 Handling large documents
199(4)
Chapter 12 Building on Success
203(12)
12.1 Cycles of learning
203(2)
12.2 Making the most of feedback
205(5)
12.3 Where to get help
210(1)
12.4 Be inspired by what you read
210(2)
12.5 Final word
212(3)
Glossary 215(5)
Cited References and Further Reading 220(5)
Index 225

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