Joy de Jong - Effective Strategies for Academic Writing

2 Getting started

A BA/MA writers (essay, paper, report, thesis et cetera)

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 An essay is an essay? 2.1.2 And yet: characteristics of academic writing

2.2 Identifying the procedure: how are things organized? 2.2.1 Why do we need information on the procedure? 2.2.2 Where do you find information about the procedure? 2.2.3 Questions on the procedure 2.3 Identifying the process: what am I expected to do? 2.3.1 Why do we need information about the process? 2.3.2 Demonstrating what you are capable of 2.3.3 Where can you find information on the process? 2.3.4 Questions on the process 2.4 Questions about the product: what am I expected to produce? 2.4.1 Why do we need information on the product? 2.4.2 Where will you find information on the product? 2.4.3 Questions on the product

2.5 Identifying the subject: what is a suitable topic for my thesis?

B PhD writers (thesis, journal article)

2.6 The doctoral thesis: identifying the procedures, process, and products 2.6.1 Why pay attention to procedures, process, and product? 2.6.2 Where can you find information on procedures, processes, and products? 2.6.3 Questions on the procedures, processes, and products 2.7 A journal article: identifying procedures, process, and products 2.7.1 Why pay attention to procedures, process, and product? 2.7.2 Where can you find information on procedures, processes, and products? 2.7.3 Questions on procedures, processes, and products

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