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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Open University Press (17 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 033519642X
  • ISBN-13: 978-3883771069
  • Product Dimensions: 22.5 x 16.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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"I'd encourage any student interested in improving or enhancing their writing to dip in for some of the exercises and tips and for lecturers to take a look at the best practice style guidance for helping students meet academic objectives in writing assignments." - Higher Education Review

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This practical guide aims to help students to tackle writing assignments more confidently and competently. It aims to make students more aware of the complexity of the writing process, and suggests strategies and techniques that they can use to gain more control over their own writing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, a must for first year university students, 23 Jul 2003
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I have found this book excellent in giving straightforward guidance about approaching written assignments at university. What is expected of you at university level is quite different to 'A' level and this book has helped me bridge that gap and approach assignments with more confidence and aptitude.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and useable book, 25 May 2001
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Writing at University, is a straightforward guide to all university writing skills. It is very usable and contains exercises that encourage you to develop your own style rather than rely on a set format. It is written in plain english and makes a readable alternative to many of the guides available for assignment writing. The author's seem to be in touch with student's actual requirements, the section on writer's block was particularly helpful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not ideal for technical & scientific subjects, 10 Jul 2009
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The authors state that the book has its origins in their teaching and research, and the text contains numerous quotations from university teachers and students that illustrate this. The book contains 215 pages and there are chapters on:

You and university writing
Getting started
Writing for different courses
Beginning with the title
Reading as part of writing
Organising and shaping your writing
Making an argument and persuading your reader
Making good use of your sources
Putting yourself into your academic writing
Putting it together
Completing the assignment and preparing for next time
Exploring different kinds of writing
Learning journals and reflective writing

Within this structure there are sections on topics such as: word processing, structure, note taking, mind maps, developing an argument, referencing systems, plagiarism, grammar & punctuation, electronic writing and learning journals.

There are suggested activities throughout the text (fifty-seven in total) that are designed to help the reader assimilate the material. Some are practical - others are reflective. They are generally well designed and appropriate to the text.

The authors' philosophy, clearly articulated in the chapter 1, is that writing is part of the learning process.

"One of the main reasons why we decided to write this book was that we wanted to help students find ways of putting writing at the centre of their learning. We believe that writing for your studies and learning for your studies are so integrally related that they cannot be separated from each other." p.1

This philosophy underlies much of the book and is implicit in many of the suggested activities.

This is not a view point that I find useful or appropriate in my own teaching context (computing) - where I take the, more functional, perspective that writing is about the clear communication of ideas to the reader. It may well be that there are discipline specific reasons for the differing perspectives and, for this reason, I would suggest that the book is not ideal for scientific and technical subjects.

There are some sections that are relevant to technical subjects - e.g. Report writing, Grammar and punctuation, Referencing systems - but there are more suitable alternatives.
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While laying out the basics in an easy way, this book is not for those who need an indepth insight into university writing
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