Gail Craswell, Megan Poore

eBook, PDF

Writing for Academic Success (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Writing for Academic Success is a vital practical guide for any ambitious student. If you seek to manage your writing effectively, reduce stress, and improve your confidence and efficiency, this book is for you. The authors show you how to acquire communicative rigor in research essays, reports, book and article reviews, exam papers, research proposals, and literature reviews, through to thesis writing, posters and papers for presentation and publication.

This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the online learning explosion. The authors provide insightful new material about how to work productively in different online contexts such as with blogs and wikis, setting up an e-portfolio, and raising an online profile. They also set out a focused guide to issues unique to digital communication, and working with and across different media and technologies.

The book includes advice on common writing concerns, cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary practices, a list of helpful words and phrases, and subject-specific examples of writing ranging from economics to philosophy to medicine. Writing for Academic Success is essential for undergraduate and postgraduate students both in taught courses and conducting research.

Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Gail Craswell was Senior Adviser to Graduate Students at the Australian National University. Gail developed, organised and taught on an extensive, academic and professional skills training program for research students, and did likewise with a preparatory program for international graduates. Megan Poore is an Assistant Professor in Teacher Education at the University of Canberra where she works closely with graduate students in preparing them for teaching and learning in digital environments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781446254035
• Artikelnr.: 38408148

Rezensionen

'Gail Craswell has written an excellent book. Chapters are rich with detailed, step-by-step explanations that will be as useful to experienced writers as to students. Clear, specific advice with concise steps for succeeding at each kind of writing makes each chapter a valuable tool' - Design Research News