Peer support for your dissertation
If you're writing your Masters dissertation, you'll feel less isolated if you set up a dissertation support group with other students.
Consultant Fellows offer practical suggestions to help students to resolve common academic writing issues.
Consultant Fellows offer practical suggestions to help students to resolve common academic writing issues.
If you're writing your Masters dissertation, you'll feel less isolated if you set up a dissertation support group with other students.
Feedback can be gold dust, but only if you reflect on it and turn it into action. Here's how to benefit the most from it.
Look through your essay and underline your reporting verbs. Then decide whether you have used the most suitable verb in each case.
Writing is a physical process; your brain works with your body. Moving about can help with problem solving and minimise aches and pains.
‘However’ indicates a strong contrast or contradiction while ‘therefore’ indicates the direct logical conclusion of what went before.
A good abstract tells the story of your research, explains its significance and shows the reader what your research achieves.
Use a Gantt chart to plan chunks of time to work on your assignment, making sure you factor in your other commitments.
To plan your essay, identify what you're being instructed to do, the topic area and the limits of the essay.
1 Beforehand: get prepared Devise your own note-making shorthand, adapt it for your course requirements and vocabulary and then use it consistently. Having an effective shorthand system avoids the need to write down full words, but remember to introduce new…
Do you start reading an academic journal article, plough through a few paragraphs and realise you have lost your focus? Try this technique to gain a quick overview and identify the sections you need to read in depth.[1] 1 Reading…