Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
be clear about the task - put the question into your own words is it an essay report or journal (pdf)? -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/sites/emedia.rmit.edu.au.learninglab/files/diffbet_re portsessays.pdf bring your ideas together using a brainstorm -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/plan use the Learning Lab mind mapping online tutorial -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/mind-mapping-tutorial
Step 2: Plan a preliminary structure by Monday August 26, 2013
'plan your assignment' - organise the information make draft headings and draw lines between ideas -- http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/plan-your-assignment look at a sample plan (pdf) use iSearch to learn how to locate resources - use the Ask a Librarian service, or visit the service desk at your campus library Australia or Vietnam -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/isearch/
Step 3: Start your research - read on the topic (books, e-books, journals, commentary, news) by Tuesday August 27, 2013
keep all the details of your reading material (pdf), including page numbers for your references -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/sites/emedia.rmit.edu.au.learninglab/files/notetakin g_reading.pdf check your Course Guide for the referencing style to use avoid plagiarism by minimising what you use from other texts -http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity/students adjust your plan to reflect new ideas from your research
Step 4: First draft by Tuesday August 27, 2013
use your detailed plan check out assessment tasks to find a sample structure eg essay -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/assessment-tasks get more help with English language or feedback on a draft -http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=g2dn6b9jjquyz see some guidelines for paraphrasing (pdf)) or synthesising (pdf) information -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/sites/emedia.rmit.edu.au.learninglab/files/paraphras ing.pdf read over the text to make sure it makes sense and links well look at the list of strong reporting verbs (pdf) -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/sites/emedia.rmit.edu.au.learninglab/files/Reporting _verbs.pdf
Step 5: Continue your research - read more by Wednesday August 28, 2013
make sure you have enough ideas and evidence have you used the advanced functions in Google and Google Scholar ? -http://scholar.google.com do you need 'peer reviewed' material? - use LibrarySearch or individual databases and watch the video -- http://www.rmit.edu.au/librarysearch
Step 6: Redraft by Thursday August 29, 2013
look at structure and content look at a sample introduction -New Section 1 Page 1
look at a sample introduction -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/introduction link words may be useful -- http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/linkingwords-2 use a checklist (pdf) to revise your work
Step 7: Edit for logical flow by Thursday August 29, 2013
check topic sentences improve your editing skills (pdf) by visiting Learning Lab -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/sites/emedia.rmit.edu.au.learninglab/files/editing_w riting.pdf check paragraphing and linking -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/paragraphs-tutorial check references - do you have all of the detail required?
Step 8: Proofread and format by Friday August 30, 2013
check spelling and punctuation (pdf) -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/spelling-0 use grammar and spell check on Word have you used an academic style in your writing? -http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/academic-style check formatting and submission requirements for your School.