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  • Choosing your dissertation topic

A pdf of advice for choosing a dissertation topic. This is also relevant for students choosing the topic of an extended essay.

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A pdf of advice for choosing a dissertation topic. This is also relevant for students choosing the topic of an extended essay.

  • Cite Them Right

The most popular guide to writing reference list, bibliographies and citing. Requires library login.

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The most popular guide to writing reference list, bibliographies and citing. Requires library login.

  • Clauses and Sentences

Comprehensive guide to sentence analysis, with short online exercises with feedback to practise.

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Comprehensive guide to sentence analysis, with short online exercises with feedback to practise.

  • Clauses, Simple Sentences and Clause Complexes

A short guide to clauses in sentence structure.

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A short guide to clauses in sentence structure.

  • Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing

Links to a series of articles in the journal 'Clinical Chemistry' which amount to a book on scientific writing. Requires UCL login.

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Links to a series of articles in the journal 'Clinical Chemistry' which amount to a book on scientific writing. Requires UCL login.

  • Collaborating with Peers

Links to four pages on the whys and hows of study groups, including some nice guidelines to make the best of them.

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Links to four pages on the whys and hows of study groups, including some nice guidelines to make the best of them.

  • Common linking words and their uses

A collection of useful language for various functions of English (see tags).

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A collection of useful language for various functions of English (see tags).

  • Comparing and Contrasting

"This [webpage] will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond “Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others.”"

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"This [webpage] will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond “Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others.”"

  • Connecting ideas through transitions

Explanation of the the different ways that ideas are connected in a text with some useful language.

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Explanation of the the different ways that ideas are connected in a text with some useful language.

  • Critical Essay Writing

A guide to critical essay writing with videos and links to other sources.

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A guide to critical essay writing with videos and links to other sources.

  • Critical Reading

A collection of useful links for critical reading including understanding the assignment

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A collection of useful links for critical reading including understanding the assignment

  • Critical Reading Techniques

A 6-part guide to efficient, active, critical reading and note taking from the Open University.

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A 6-part guide to efficient, active, critical reading and note taking from the Open University.

  • Critical Thinking - Conceptual Perspectives and Practical Guidelines

A book covering the skills of critical thinking and research on teaching and assessing CT.

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A book covering the skills of critical thinking and research on teaching and assessing CT.

  • Critical Thinking Skills : Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection

The seminal student-focused book on critical thinking. Requires library login.

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The seminal student-focused book on critical thinking. Requires library login.

  • Critical Thinking: Tools for Evaluating Research

A book on critical thinking suitable for undergrads and postgrads. Library login needed

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A book on critical thinking suitable for undergrads and postgrads. Library login needed

  • Daily Writing Tips

A writing skills blog with tips and advice with a helpful 'categories' menu

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A writing skills blog with tips and advice with a helpful 'categories' menu

  • Demystifying Academic Writing

This book is designed to enhance the capacity of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as early career scholars, to write for academic purposes. Fang describes key genres of academic writing, common rhetorical moves associated with each genre, essential skills needed to write the genres, and linguistic resources and strategies that are functional and effective for performing these moves and skills.

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This book is designed to enhance the capacity of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as early career scholars, to write for academic purposes. Fang describes key genres of academic writing, common rhetorical moves associated with each genre, essential skills needed to write the genres, and linguistic resources and strategies that are functional and effective for performing these moves and skills.

  • Developing Academic English

A brief introduction to academic English.

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A brief introduction to academic English.

  • Developing an argument

A short video with lots of very good advice about developing an argument.

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A short video with lots of very good advice about developing an argument.

  • Developing an argument

A 3-page pdf with very useful advice about developing and writing an argument.

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A 3-page pdf with very useful advice about developing and writing an argument.

  • Developing your ideas and argument

A guide to developing an argument with a nice 7-minute video on structuring an essay and a helpful section on how to overcome a list of problems.

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A guide to developing an argument with a nice 7-minute video on structuring an essay and a helpful section on how to overcome a list of problems.

  • Different types of argument

A guide to different types of argument.

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A guide to different types of argument.

  • Digital Skills Development

UCL's portal for digital skills with plenty of resources available.

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UCL's portal for digital skills with plenty of resources available.

  • Discuss, Discuss

A guide to what the word 'discuss' means in an essay question.

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A guide to what the word 'discuss' means in an essay question.

  • Dissertation Examples

A collection of dissertations (both undergraduate and postgraduate) organised by department, sometimes including the grade they each obtained.

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A collection of dissertations (both undergraduate and postgraduate) organised by department, sometimes including the grade they each obtained.

  • Dissertation Guide

A fairly comprehensive guide to writing dissertations, organised by stages in the process.

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A fairly comprehensive guide to writing dissertations, organised by stages in the process.

  • Dissertation Research & Writing for Construction Students

User-friendly, easy to dip into guide for all Built Environment students Takes the reader from the stage of choosing a topic to writing a well-structured dissertation Best case practice illustrated with numerous examples, case studies and references Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students covers topic selection, research planning, data collection and methodology, as well as structuring and writing the dissertation - in fact, everything needed for a successful write-up. A new section advising students on the use of the SPSS software 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' will help readers make the best use of this tool. New examples and references ensure that this new edition of the bestselling construction dissertation guide is right up to speed with current practice. This is the ideal resource for students involved in research in Construction Management, Building and Quantity Surveying.

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User-friendly, easy to dip into guide for all Built Environment students Takes the reader from the stage of choosing a topic to writing a well-structured dissertation Best case practice illustrated with numerous examples, case studies and references Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students covers topic selection, research planning, data collection and methodology, as well as structuring and writing the dissertation - in fact, everything needed for a successful write-up. A new section advising students on the use of the SPSS software 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' will help readers make the best use of this tool. New examples and references ensure that this new edition of the bestselling construction dissertation guide is right up to speed with current practice. This is the ideal resource for students involved in research in Construction Management, Building and Quantity Surveying.

  • EAP Foundation - Cohesion

A comprehensive guide to cohesion in writing with examples, further links and a checklist for your own writing.

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A comprehensive guide to cohesion in writing with examples, further links and a checklist for your own writing.

  • EAP Foundations - Transition

A guide to transition signals in essays with lots of vocabulary and examples to see how it works. Also includes a useful checklist to use with your own work

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A guide to transition signals in essays with lots of vocabulary and examples to see how it works. Also includes a useful checklist to use with your own work

  • EBOOK: Write Great Essays

A full book on essay writing through UCL library. Requires login.

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A full book on essay writing through UCL library. Requires login.