1. Continuing Professional Development An Introduction to Academic Writing Sue Faragher Senior Lecturer CPD

2. Check :  Title  Length  Submission date  Presentation Before You Start ….

3.  Research and reading  Planning  First draft  Reviewing and Editing  Final draft  Final review and editing  Correct presentation THEN ….

4. Analysing the Question What are you being asked to do ? Identify the key words Be selective

5. Research Suggested reading list Keep focused Use a variety of sources/evidence Make accurate notes of the sources used Provide evidence for BOTH sides of the argument Use correct referencing - HARVARD

6. PLANNING Introduction Main Body Conclusion Assignment length Introduction 5 – 8 % Main Body 80% Conclusion 12 – 15 % 1250 words100 words1000 words150 words 1500 words120 words1160 words220 words 2000 words160 words1600 words240 words 2500 words200 words1950 words350 words 5000 words250 words4000 words750 words

7. PLANNING An introduction should …. Show how you have interpreted the question, the issues you will cover and how you intend to deal with the issues The main body should …. Follow the logical order of what you have set out to cover in your introduction – refer back to the question, when relevant, using evidence and examples to inform your discussion A conclusion should …. Not contain any new material. It should summarise the issues raised, forming some sort of conclusion – show you have answered the question and addresses any issues from further research

8. Writing Identify the… Topic Hypothesis Development Conclusion

9. Writing Take each key issue in turn Cover it thoroughly Include supporting evidence Use language which is easy to understand

10. Writing Use signposts Paragraphs – one topic sentence, one main idea followed by supporting sentences which explain / illustrate the main idea

11. Writing STANDARD ENGLISH Subject-verb agreement Singular/plural agreement Correct punctuation Correct spelling Correct words eg. there/their All sentences should have a subject, object and verb

12. Writing Useful Resources : Study Guides on the Edge Hill Teaching and Learning Site www.edgehill.ac.uk/SupportDeps/tld/syudent/7steps/index.htm Learning Services www.edgehill.ac.uk/ls/ Wordswork (CD) Reference section in LRC 1 st floor Northedge, A (1990) The Good Study Guide. Milton Keynes: Oxford University Press. LRC 2 nd floor

13. Reviewing and Editing Proof reading Check for accuracy and coherence Check the checklist

14. Critical Analysis KEY FACTOR Offer explanations and evidence Be objective Relate theory to practice

15. Submitting Check you keep to deadlines and submit the assignment at the correct time/correct tutor Check you have completed the cover sheet Check it is in the correct format: double spaced and Arial 12 Make a copy of your assignment before submitting

16. Harvard Referencing REFERENCE : list of all the sources you have cited in your assignment BIBLIOGRAPHY : list of sources extensively read but not used in assignment List in alphabetical order of author Neither can be included in word count

17. Harvard DIRECT QUOTATION Copy word for word, enclose it in quotation marks and reference your source including the page number If longer than 2 lines, separate it from the text with a colon and indent Use single line spacing You do not need quotation marks

18. Harvard DIRECT QUOTATION “You must put short direct quotes in speech marks” (Faragher, S 2004:6) Faragher,S (2004:6) states “You must put short direct quotes in speech marks” If you are writing a longer quote which would be two or more lines long, you must indent the whole quote and use single line spacing. You do not need quotation marks. (Faragher, S. 2004:6)

19. Harvard PARAPHRASING Take the meaning from a source and express it in your own words Do not need quotation marks or page number except you …. Must use page number if referring to a model, table or diagram

20. Harvard paraphrasing Faragher (2006) believes that CPD should be central to the professional development of the whole school workforce It has been argued that CPD should be central to the professional development of the whole school workforce (Faragher,S 2006)

21. Harvard Give both names Give edition number Poor academic practice to use secondary references Do not put the web site address for any electronic source in the assignment text – in the bibliography

22. Plagiarism Plagiarism means taking someone else’s ideas, words or inventions and using them as your own without referencing your source It is a VERY SERIOUS offence and MUST be avoided

23. Other Sources Journals Official publications and reports Online government report Thesis/dissertation Conference presentation/paper Interview Media sources – radio/tv/film/video/CD

24. Continuing Professional Development An Introduction to Academic Writing Sue Faragher Senior Lecturer CPD