<p>An accessible, attractive&nbsp;guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to&nbsp;write successfully&nbsp;for any purpose on any course, whether it be&nbsp;essays,&nbsp;assignments, reports, reflective writing, exam questions, research reports, literature reviews - any type of academic writing, on any course. This book will give the reader&nbsp;a&nbsp;sound grounding&nbsp;on what the whole business of academic writing is about, and will provide instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic writing.</p>

<P>About the author</P><P>Author's acknowledgements</P><P>Publisher's acknowledgements</P><P>Introduction: Do as we say, not as we do</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>Part 1: Establishing the basics</STRONG></P><P>Chapter 1: Developing good writing skills</P><P>Chapter 2: Giving markers what they want</P><P>Chapter 3: Getting started with academic writing</P><P><STRONG></STRONG>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>Part 2: Getting ready to write</STRONG></P><P>Chapter 4: Learning how to read</P><P>Chapter 5: Turning reading into notes</P><P>Chapter 6: The bare bones of academic writing structures</P><P>Chapter 7: How to create a plan</P><STRONG><P><STRONG></STRONG>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>Part 3: Writing, Editing and other essentials</STRONG></P></STRONG><P>Chapter 8: The conventions of academic writing</P><P>Chapter 9: The basics of sentences and paragraphs</P><P>Chapter 10: The importance of critical thinking</P><P>Chapter 11: Never ever plagiarise</P><P>Chapter 12: Quotations, citations and references</P><P>Chapter 13: The importance of the post-writing phases</P><P>Chapter 14: Making the most of feedback</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Conclusion: Follow the conventions but be yourself</P>

<P>Write Brilliantly at university - whatever your course!</P><P>An accessible, attractive&nbsp;guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to&nbsp;wite successfully&nbsp;for any purpose on any course, whether it be&nbsp;essays,&nbsp;assignments, reports, reflective writing, exam questions, research reports, literature reviews - any type of academic writing, on any course. This book will give the reader&nbsp;a&nbsp;sound grounding&nbsp;on what the whole business of academic writing is about, and will provide instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic writing.</P>

Bill Kirton

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