Writing and Research Skills coaching - Dr Kate Paine: Writing and research skills

This is for you if you are:

looking to improve your writing and research skills and written communication
writing a short or long piece of academic text, such as a thesis, dissertation, essay, research report, journal article, or further text based on existing writing
looking for help with planning and structure, and the flow of ideas from one section to the next, and indeed from one paragraph to the next!
looking to learn how to proofread and revise and edit your own work
interested in writing short or long fiction or creative nonfiction

Grammar
Punctuation
Spelling (British or American, depending on context)
Sentence structure, avoiding sentence fragments
Use of passive and active tense (I have eaten the sandwich/I ate the sandwich/the sandwich was eaten by me!)
Paragraph structure
when to use something and when not to, and when breaking the rules is the best thing you can do

Essay structure (up to and including doctoral dissertation level)
Avoiding plagiarism
Paraphrasing and quoting
Citation methods
Reference lists and bibliographies
Synthesis of ideas: combining of information from more than one source with your own ideas and opinions
Effective use of language

Reading and understanding questions
Formulating effective responses appropriate to the question and the context in which it is being asked

Planning an essay
Research methods, including finding and accessing resources
Strategies for reading resources (websites, books, journals, newspapers, multimedia)
Note-taking skills
Managing and storing resources

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