This was another fascinating session. We were given some of last year's degree essays and asked to mark them. We had to identify 3 good points, 3 areas for improvement and then grade and justify the it.
Key points for essay writing were:
- Use the introduction to manage the expectations of the reader.
- Use the title to set the expectation of the reader
- Proof read - constantly - for spelling, grammar, articulacy
- Constantly question "says who", "more", "spellcheck"
- Set your structure clearly (if you are waffling, the structure is not right)
- Give a good bibliography (use the Skills Guide to get this right)
- Stick to your point
- Develop your point thoroughly
- Define your technical terms.
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