Write Winning Essays and Dissertations: Teach Yourself

by HazelHutchinson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2010

  $3.25

  Is this the right book for me?
  
  Write Winning Essays and Dissertations is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to improve their assessed written work. Whether you are in desperate need of help or just want advice on improving your writing style, this book will prove useful throughout your academic career and beyond. It will show you how to plan your work so that your argument is expressed clearly, how to use language to best effect and how to get the most out of your sources.

  
  

  Write Winning Essays and Dissertations includes:

  Part one - Where do I start?
  Chapter 1: Before you begin
  Chapter 2: How markers think
  Chapter 3: Know your assignment
  Chapter 4: Exams and dissertations
  Chapter 5: Questions and topics

  Part two - Building your answer
  Chapter 6: Finding the right material
  Chapter 7: Planning and structure
  Chapter 8: Sections and paragraphs
  Chapter 9: Introductions and conclusions
  Chapter 10: Presentation Part three - Using language
  Chapter 11: Academic style
  Chapter 12: Punctuation matters
  Chapter 13: Polish up your punctuation
  Chapter 14: Making sentences make sense
  Chapter 15: Grammar that works
  Chapter 16: Spelling

  Part four - Using sources
  Chapter 17: Making sources work
  Chapter 18: Plagiarism
  Chapter 19: Referencing with author-date system
  Chapter 20: Referencing with footnotes
  
  Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
  
  Not got much time?
  One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

  Author insights
  Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

  Test yourself
  Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

  Extend your knowledge
  Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

  Five things to remember
  Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

  Try this
  Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $15.25

  Is this the right book for me?
  
  Write Winning Essays and Dissertations is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to improve their assessed written work. Whether you are in desperate need of help or just want advice on improving your writing style, this book will prove useful throughout your academic career and beyond. It will show you how to plan your work so that your argument is expressed clearly, how to use language to best effect and how to get the most out of your sources.

  
  

  Write Winning Essays and Dissertations includes:

  Part one - Where do I start?
  Chapter 1: Before you begin
  Chapter 2: How markers think
  Chapter 3: Know your assignment
  Chapter 4: Exams and dissertations
  Chapter 5: Questions and topics

  Part two - Building your answer
  Chapter 6: Finding the right material
  Chapter 7: Planning and structure
  Chapter 8: Sections and paragraphs
  Chapter 9: Introductions and conclusions
  Chapter 10: Presentation Part three - Using language
  Chapter 11: Academic style
  Chapter 12: Punctuation matters
  Chapter 13: Polish up your punctuation
  Chapter 14: Making sentences make sense
  Chapter 15: Grammar that works
  Chapter 16: Spelling

  Part four - Using sources
  Chapter 17: Making sources work
  Chapter 18: Plagiarism
  Chapter 19: Referencing with author-date system
  Chapter 20: Referencing with footnotes
  
  Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
  
  Not got much time?
  One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

  Author insights
  Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

  Test yourself
  Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

  Extend your knowledge
  Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

  Five things to remember
  Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

  Try this
  Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.