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This authoritative book ensures you're absolutely clear about what you're being asked to write. It highlights the difference between compare and contrast, describe and discuss, and other commonly misinterpreted words.

This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism will continue to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance on making sure you are not committing plagiarism. It provides clear guidelines on why and when to reference as well as how to correctly cite from a huge range of sources.

The academic essay is the mainstay of assessment from the sixth-form upwards. Yet formal training in this complex area is rarely given and students spend unnecessary time struggling to get it right. This title addresses this issue.

A fundamental part of writing essays and assignments at university is using what you read in your writing. Your lecturers may ask you to be critical, original and to put what you read into your own words. You will also be told not to plagiarise. What does it mean to be critical? How can you use other people's work and still be original? How much of your essay should be about what you read? What if you don't know enough vocabulary to be able to rewrite something? How do you make it clear the difference between your own ideas and those that have come from your reading? This book answers these questions and takes you through the process of using your reading in your essays.

Successful research requires effective and thorough preparation. In this expanded and updated Second Edition of Developing Effective Research Proposals Keith Punch offers an indispensable guide to the issues involved in proposal development and in presenting a well-considered plan for the execution of research.

The purpose of the fourteen chapters of this monograph is to provide an introduction to the practice of academic writing with an emphasis on prose writing in particular, for both print-based and online media. Each of the fourteen chapters explores different aspects of academic writing from practical, professional and theoretical perspectives. The book is written for students, teachers and educators at tertiary organisations. Word connoisseurs, debaters, writers and readers may also enjoy its argumentations and analyses.

Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. Practical and engaging, Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates is bursting with tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, helping you to gradually build your skills beyond undergraduate level and gain confidence in your ability to critically read and write.

Write Great Essays is very popular with students because it offers concise and practical advice on how to write effectively and produce better essays. This book is essential reading for students embarking on writing an essay or report for the first time, or returning to study after a break. It will be an invaluable tool for students of any discipline.

Writing for publication is a daunting and time-consuming task for many academics. And yet the pressure for academics to publish has never been greater. This book demystifies the process of writing academic papers, showing readers what good papers look like and how they can be written.