| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Critical study skills |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Meet the series editor and authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Academic writing: text, process and criticality; Academic writing at university: a new start?; Academic writing for social work undergraduates; The writing process; Approaching a writing assignment; Analysing a writing assignment; Discussion: unpacking essay titles and questions; Planning; Reading and information gathering; Writing essentials; Writing critically; Stance; Argument; Nuance; Expressing stance |
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Discussion: writing criticallyDiscussion: summarising your argument; The importance of evidence; Writing essays; Essay structure; Introduction (the 'beginning'); Main body of the text (the 'middle'); Summary and/or conclusion (the 'end'); Reflective essays; Discussion: reflective writing; Writing in exams; Discussion: answering exam questions; Writing short reflections for journals or portfolios; Writing dissertations; References; Chapter 2 Coherent texts and arguments; Planning for coherence; Editing and redrafting for coherence; The truth about writing! |
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Putting yourself in the reader's shoesWriting essay introductions and conclusions; Cohesion and paragraph structure; General and specific information; Old and new information; Referring back in the text: repetition, variation and pronoun use; Linking ideas; Discussion: developing a coherent argument; Paragraph 1; Paragraph 2; Paragraph 3; Paragraph 4; Developing a coherent argument and expressing criticality; The language of criticality; References; Chapter 3 Referring to sources; Terminology; Why should I reference?; How should I reference?; The Harvard system; The Vancouver system |
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Referencing stylesUsing the Harvard system; In-text conventions in the Harvard system; Multiple references; Direct quotations; The use of 'et al'; Compiling your final list of references in the Harvard system; Referencing books; Referencing chapters in edited books; Referencing journal articles; Theses and dissertations; Conference proceedings; Newspapers and magazines; Organisational or 'corporate' authors; Common problems in referencing; 'Anonymous' authors; Authors with multiple outputs in the same year; Secondary citations; Electronic sources of information; Variations in referencing |
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Discussion: critical use of sourcesUsing sources critically; Academic malpractice; Chapter 4 Language in use; Academic style; Clarity; Discussion: clarity; Strategies for achieving clarity; Formality; Strategies for making your writing more formal; Grammar, spelling and punctuation; Common areas of difficulty in grammar and spelling; Quantifiers; Grammatical agreement; Commonly confused words; Common areas of difficulty in punctuation; The apostrophe; Hyphens; Brackets; Punctuation and sentence structure; Full stops; Commas; Colons; Semi-colons; Focus on fragments and run-on sentences |
| Summary |
An essential text for all those undertaking a social work degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for academic writing and referencing |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed August 20, 2018) |
| Subject |
Academic writing.
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Social work education.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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Academic writing
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Social work education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cartney, Pat, author.
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Pryjmachuk, Steven, 1964- author.
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| ISBN |
9781912096206 |
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191209620X |
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9781912096213 |
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1912096218 |
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9781912096220 |
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1912096226 |
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