Assignment Writing Assignment Writing SkillsSkills

Tutorials, Problems and ReviewsTutorials, Problems and Reviews

Past Problems (General)Past Problems (General)

Writing Skills:Writing Skills: Plan & Strategy, Language, Style, , Plan & Strategy, Language, Style, ,

Tone, Vocabulary, Formatting,..Tone, Vocabulary, Formatting,..

Assignment Handling SkillsAssignment Handling Skills

Content Development SkillsContent Development Skills

ReferencingReferencing

Numbering / ParagraphingNumbering / Paragraphing

I II IIII II IIIA B CA B C

1 2 31 2 3a b ca b c

I 2 3I 2 3

a b ca b c

Copying vs ReferencingCopying vs Referencing

uncritically absorbing - and uncritically absorbing - and reproducing - other people's reproducing - other people's ideasideas

lengthy quotations linked by a lengthy quotations linked by a few of your own words will not few of your own words will not be highly regarded be highly regarded

Reference and Citations Reference and Citations http://http://infoskills.port.ac.ukinfoskills.port.ac.uk

ReferencingReferencing

Bibliography – a list of ALL sources Bibliography – a list of ALL sources referred to or of interest to the referred to or of interest to the readerreader

Reference List – only include books, Reference List – only include books, articles…..cited in the text. For the articles…..cited in the text. For the purpose of supporting the purpose of supporting the proposition or figures etc… in the proposition or figures etc… in the text and to provide further source text and to provide further source of studying into directly related of studying into directly related areasareas

ReferencingReferencing

Harvard Referencing:Harvard Referencing:

Book Book – author/editor, year, title, edition, volume #, place of – author/editor, year, title, edition, volume #, place of publicationpublication

Publisher, page#Publisher, page#Article – author, year, title of article, title of journal, volume / Article – author, year, title of article, title of journal, volume /

issue, page#issue, page#Electronic Info – ditto (same), plus URL/DB AddressElectronic Info – ditto (same), plus URL/DB Address

In-Text Citations/Quotation – Author’s Name. Year of In-Text Citations/Quotation – Author’s Name. Year of Publication, Page#Publication, Page#

Reference List – at the end of the document with full detailsReference List – at the end of the document with full details

Author Unknown, May 26, 2006 “Harvard Referencing 2005”, Library Author Unknown, May 26, 2006 “Harvard Referencing 2005”, Library & Information Science, & Information Science, http://library.curtin.edu.au/referencing/harvard.pdfhttp://library.curtin.edu.au/referencing/harvard.pdf

Exam / Assignment Exam / Assignment TechniquesTechniques Carefully read each wordCarefully read each word Translate into “Key Bullets”Translate into “Key Bullets” Review Marks SchemeReview Marks Scheme

Relate to Prior Academic Study and Relate to Prior Academic Study and ExperienceExperience

for Writing and Content…for Writing and Content… Plan Draft Review and EnrichmentPlan Draft Review and Enrichment Formatting & AuditFormatting & Audit

Activities / Reading:Activities / Reading:

Academic Writing SkillsAcademic Writing Skills http://www.deakin.edu.au/http://www.deakin.edu.au/

studentlife/academic-skills/studentlife/academic-skills/ Report Writing (report vs essay)Report Writing (report vs essay)

http://www.canberra.edu.au/http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writing/reports.htmlstudyskills/writing/reports.html

Answering Assignment Answering Assignment (Keywords)(Keywords) http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.hthttp://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.ht

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Critical Academic EssayCritical Academic Essay http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/

gbs/mgt/resources/gbs/mgt/resources/content_resources.htmlcontent_resources.html

Harvard ReferencingHarvard Referencing Style in Business Writing (vs Style in Business Writing (vs

Academic)Academic)