Writing an essay/assignment

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

- Quiz

Collating the assignment

The completed assignment should consist of the following:

  A title page   The title page is usually not numbered.  
  Table of contents   Type the Table of Contents last so that you can ensure that it correlates with the text in the assignment (the page number in the Table of Contents must correctly indicate the page number for that topic in the text).  
  A list of illustrations/diagrams/appendices   This should be listed after the Table of Contents.  
  The text of your assignment  
  • Pages and sections must be clearly numbered.
  • There must be a coherent introduction and conclusion.
 
A bibliography of all sources consulted, in alphabetical order. For guidelines on compiling a bibliography see Links to useful web sites.