Academic Writing

Planning Your Work

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

DEADLINE and SUBMISSION DETAILS

So you can •Plan your workload•Manage your time•Submit as requested when requested

•SAVES YOU PANIC AND PENALTIES

PART II – Wiki • Due November 23rd @ 5pm• Individual profile page• Topic page• Comments on 2 other

pages

PART III – Research Paper • DUE 11th January 2013 @ 5

pm• Email to lecturer• No penalty for early

submission

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

WORD COUNT/NO. OF PAGES

Allows you to •Plan your workload•Plan your output – focus on the depth of research required•Manage your time •Submit what was requested as requested

•SAVES YOU WASTING TIME

PART II – Wiki• Reflections on topics from

Part I• Visualisation from Part I • Reflection on topics for

Part II (500 words max)

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

WORD COUNT/NO. OF PAGES

Allows you to •Plan your workload•Plan your output – focus on the depth of research required•Manage your time •Submit what was requested as requested

•SAVES YOU WASTING TIME

PART III – Research Paper • Abstract - 400 words• Overall length - Not to

exceed 3-4 pages including references

• No. Papers to ReviewPrimary research papers (peer reviewed): 4 - 8Review papers or chapters in edited scholarly books: 0 - 2Textbooks: 0 - 1Web sources: 0 - 2 (web sites not including .pdf files of published papers)

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

FORMAT/STRUCTURE Allows you to •Understand what is required•Submit what was requested as requested

•SAVES YOU WASTING TIME•SAVES YOU BEING DISAPPOINTED AT YOUR RESULT

WikiUse Topic Template pageUse Individual Profile Template Page

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

FORMAT/STRUCTURE Allows you to •Understand what is required•Submit what was requested as requested

•SAVES YOU WASTING TIME•SAVES YOU BEING DISAPPOINTED AT YOUR RESULT

PaperUse Paper Template provided

You need to knowWHAT WHY THIS ASSIGMENT

MARKING SCHEME Allows you to •Understand what is required•Understand where to focus your effort•Submit what was requested as requested

•SAVES YOU WASTING TIME•SAVES YOU BEING DISAPPOINTED AT YOUR RESULT

•Details included in the assignment specification

What are the tasks you need to do to complete Part II

Time Task Due Date

How to get started planning Analyse what it is you are being asked to do Work out what you have already done and

what you need to do Divide up the word count/page count and

follow structure required Put a plan together (this can change later) Review your plan after your first draft

Planning in Detail

How to get started planning - Paper Divide up the word/page count and follow

structure required

Overall Length Max 3-4 pages

Abstract 400 words

Introduction ½ - ¾ page 10% of paper

Main Body 2-3 pages approx 60 to 70% of paperRemember images and tables are useful

Conclusions ¾ - 1 pages 15-20% of paper

Reference List ½ to 1 page 5-10% of paper

How to get started planning Analyse what it is you are being asked to doShort literature review style paper on a topic of your choice

You are required to review some research on what is known about your topic.

For the purposes of this paper, as a guideline, you should restrict yourself as follows: Primary research papers (peer reviewed): 4 - 8Review papers or chapters in edited scholarly books: 0 - 2Textbooks: 0 - 1Web sources: 0 - 2 (web sites not including .pdf files of published papers)

Look at the marking schemeWhat sections will marks be applied to?

?

How to get started planning Work out what you have already done and

what you need to do

What you need to do:Create an outline structure of your paper

Create a plan

Create an artefact using the template

Include the sections from your outline structure

Include the reference list

Place the paragraphs you have already written

Expand around your paragraphs

Create and submit 1st draft

Revise plan – revise draft

Create and submit a final draft

How to get started planning Review your plan after your first draft

WEED for paragraph construction What

Is it clear what point I am making Evidence

Have I provided evidence for what I am saying Example

Do I need to give an example to illustrate what I am saying

Do So what? What do I do with what I have

presented?