Research and scholarly writing
- Understanding academic style
- The scientific method and the organisation of research paper
- A clear research issue
Dealing with literature
- How to conduct library research effectively
- Collecting and presenting sources
- An annotated bibliography
Introduction to research papers
- Analysing good introductions to papers
- Writing a synthesis of literature
- Writing an introduction
Literature review, methodology
- Overview of appropriate methodology
- Discuss and review method sections
- Writing a methodology section
Results and discussion
- Discussing and analyzing exemplary results
- Incorporation of graphics into research papers
- Discussing exemplary discussions and conclusion sections
- Writing a discussion section
An abstract and presenting
- Writing an abstract
- Presenting your research to others
Putting it all together
- Choosing the right journal
- Designing a paper and producing a writing plan
- Working through several drafts of your paper
- How to: write with clarity; synthesise other people’s writing; avoid jargons; avoid plagiarism; create sound and logical arguments; write your conclusion
- Editing, proofreading and getting to the perfect ‘final draft’
