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Continuing Professional
Development
An Introduction to Academic
Writing
Sue Faragher
Senior Lecturer CPD
Before You
Start ….
Check :
Title
Length
Submission date
Presentation
THEN ….
 Research and reading
 Planning
 First draft
 Reviewing and Editing
 Final draft
 Final review and editing
 Correct presentation
Analysing the Question
What are you being asked to do ?
Identify the key words
Be selective
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
PLANNING
Introduction
Main Body
Conclusion
Assignment
length
Introduction
5 – 8 %
Main Body
80%
Conclusion
12 – 15 %
1250 words
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1500 words
120 words
1160 words
220 words
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5000 words
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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
Writing
Identify the…
Topic
Hypothesis
Development
Conclusion
Writing
Take each key issue in turn
Cover it thoroughly
Include supporting evidence
Use language which is easy to
understand
Writing
Use signposts
Paragraphs – one topic sentence, one
main idea followed by supporting
sentences which explain / illustrate
the main idea
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
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 1st floor
Northedge, A (1990) The Good Study Guide.
Milton Keynes: Oxford University Press. LRC 2nd floor
Reviewing and Editing
Proof reading
Check for accuracy and coherence
Check the checklist
Critical Analysis
KEY FACTOR
Offer explanations and evidence
Be objective
Relate theory to practice
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
Other Sources
Journals
Official publications and reports
Online government report
Thesis/dissertation
Conference presentation/paper
Interview
Media sources – radio/tv/film/video/CD
Continuing Professional
Development
An Introduction to Academic
Writing
Sue Faragher
Senior Lecturer CPD