Doing essays & assignments : essential tips for students / by Pete Greasley.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167) and index.

Why you should read this book (and keep it to yourself) -- An insight into the marking process -- How to impress and how to distress markers -- Before you start, some rules of the game -- Getting started, and getting finished -- Reading and researching the literature -- Introductions, conclusions, and structure -- What was the question again? -- Critical analysis, perspective, and argument -- The greatest source of "marker distress" : language, grammar, and expression -- Referencing : an academic fetish for the anally retentive? -- Plagiarism -- How not to present graphs and charts -- Presenting your assignment :first impressions count -- Feedback and feed-forward -- Appendix 1: A sample assignment (with annotated comments) -- Appendix 2: Writing research/project reports -- Appendix 3: Critical thinking and sceptical inquiry.

"This book gives students an insider's view of what professors are looking for when they set essays and assignments. As such it will be a vital purchase for any student seeking practical and effective guidance on how to write successful essays and other written assignment.

Both lively and authoritative in equal measure, Doing Essays and Assignments: Essential Tips for Students leads its readers through all of the skills required for the process of essay and assignment writing at a number of levels. Pete Greasley finds the perfect balance between a humorous style which maintains the reader's interest throughout and a comprehensive approach which highlights a wide range of specific practical tips that all students could benefit from.

Greasley's tips are backed up by a survey of lecturers, which highlights the things that markers are really looking for in students' work. However the book remains closely focused on its readers' needs, paying particular attention to areas in which students commonly struggle. Topics include: Introductions, conclusions and structuring; Finding and reading literature; Answering the question; Critical analysis and Referencing.

This will be a must-have book for all university students. The book's clear organization and broad content have been developed from Greasley's own extensive teaching experience. As enjoyable as it is functional, Doing Essays and Assignments sets the essay writing process within a manageable structure that will prove a friend to students and markers alike."pub. desc.