Academic Writing and Referencing for Your Nursing Degree.
Bottomley, Jane.
Academic Writing and Referencing for Your Nursing Degree. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (122 pages) - Critical Study Skills Series . - Critical Study Skills Series .
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Meet the authors -- Introduction -- A note on terminology -- Chapter 1 Academic writing: text, process and criticality -- Academic writing at university: a new start? -- Academic writing for nursing undergraduates -- The writing process -- Approaching a writing assignment -- Analysing a writing assignment -- Planning -- Reading and information gathering -- Writing essentials -- Writing critically -- Stance -- Argument -- Nuance -- Expressing stance -- Discussion: writing critically -- Discussion: summarising your argument -- The importance of evidence -- Writing essays -- Essay structure -- Introduction (the 'beginning') -- Main body of the text (the 'middle') -- Summary and/or conclusion (the 'end') -- Reflective essays -- Writing short reflections for journals or portfolios -- Discussion: reflective writing -- Writing in exams -- Discussion: answering exam questions -- Writing dissertations -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 2 Coherent texts and arguments -- Planning for coherence -- Editing and redrafting for coherence -- The truth about writing! -- Putting yourself in the reader's shoes -- Writing essay introductions and conclusions -- Cohesion and paragraph structure -- General and specific information -- Old and new information -- Referring back in the text: repetition, variation and pronoun use -- Linking ideas -- Developing a coherent argument and expressing criticality -- Discussion: developing a coherent argument -- Paragraph 1 -- Paragraph 2 -- Paragraph 3 -- Paragraph 4 -- The language of criticality -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 3 Referring to sources -- Terminology -- Why should I reference? -- How should I reference? -- The Harvard system. The Vancouver system -- Referencing styles -- Using the Harvard system -- In-text conventions in the Harvard system -- Multiple references -- Direct quotations -- The use of 'et al' -- Compiling your final list of references in the Harvard system -- Referencing books -- Referencing chapters in edited books -- Referencing journal articles -- Theses and dissertations -- Conference proceedings -- Newspapers and magazines -- Organisational or 'corporate' authors -- Common problems in referencing -- 'Anonymous' authors -- Authors with multiple outputs in the same year -- Secondary citations -- Electronic sources of information -- Variations in referencing -- Using sources critically -- Discussion: critical use of sources -- Academic malpractice -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 4 Language in use -- Academic style -- Clarity -- Discussion: clarity -- Strategies for achieving clarity -- Formality -- Discussion: identifying formal style -- Discussion: word choice -- Strategies for making your writing more formal -- Grammar, spelling and punctuation -- Common areas of difficulty in grammar and spelling -- Quantifiers -- Grammatical agreement -- Commonly confused words -- Common areas of difficulty in punctuation -- The apostrophe -- Hyphens -- Brackets -- Punctuation and sentence structure -- Full stops -- Commas -- Colons -- Semi-colons -- Focus on fragments and run-on sentences -- Focus on 'hanging participles' -- Focus on relative clauses -- Refining grammar and punctuation -- Parallel structures -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 5 Preparing your work for submission -- Are you ready to submit your work? -- Have you done what you were asked to do? -- Have you stuck to the word count? -- Are you clear about the submission process? -- Editing and proofreading your final text. Editing your final text -- Systematic treatment of names and titles -- Systems for highlighting language -- Discussion: systems for highlighting language -- Proofreading -- Formatting -- Line spacing -- Discussion: line spacing -- Paragraph formatting -- Discussion: paragraph formatting -- Formatting tables and diagrams -- Presentation -- What should my essay look like? -- 1) It should have a title page -- 2) The word count should be written on the document -- 3) Your pages should be numbered -- 4) It should be written using an appropriate font -- 5) The font size should be readable and appropriate -- 6) It should look professional -- 7) It should follow printing guidelines -- Finding advice and support -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- Appendix 1: English language references -- Dictionaries -- Grammar books -- Other resources -- Appendix 2: Grammatical terminology -- Appendix 3: Key phrases in assignments -- Appendix 4: Academic levels at university -- Index.
An essential text for all those undertaking a nursing degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for academic writing and referencing.
9781911106975
Nursing-Authorship-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dissertations, Academic-Authorship-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Electronic books.
RT24 .B688 2017
610.73076
Academic Writing and Referencing for Your Nursing Degree. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (122 pages) - Critical Study Skills Series . - Critical Study Skills Series .
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Meet the authors -- Introduction -- A note on terminology -- Chapter 1 Academic writing: text, process and criticality -- Academic writing at university: a new start? -- Academic writing for nursing undergraduates -- The writing process -- Approaching a writing assignment -- Analysing a writing assignment -- Planning -- Reading and information gathering -- Writing essentials -- Writing critically -- Stance -- Argument -- Nuance -- Expressing stance -- Discussion: writing critically -- Discussion: summarising your argument -- The importance of evidence -- Writing essays -- Essay structure -- Introduction (the 'beginning') -- Main body of the text (the 'middle') -- Summary and/or conclusion (the 'end') -- Reflective essays -- Writing short reflections for journals or portfolios -- Discussion: reflective writing -- Writing in exams -- Discussion: answering exam questions -- Writing dissertations -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 2 Coherent texts and arguments -- Planning for coherence -- Editing and redrafting for coherence -- The truth about writing! -- Putting yourself in the reader's shoes -- Writing essay introductions and conclusions -- Cohesion and paragraph structure -- General and specific information -- Old and new information -- Referring back in the text: repetition, variation and pronoun use -- Linking ideas -- Developing a coherent argument and expressing criticality -- Discussion: developing a coherent argument -- Paragraph 1 -- Paragraph 2 -- Paragraph 3 -- Paragraph 4 -- The language of criticality -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 3 Referring to sources -- Terminology -- Why should I reference? -- How should I reference? -- The Harvard system. The Vancouver system -- Referencing styles -- Using the Harvard system -- In-text conventions in the Harvard system -- Multiple references -- Direct quotations -- The use of 'et al' -- Compiling your final list of references in the Harvard system -- Referencing books -- Referencing chapters in edited books -- Referencing journal articles -- Theses and dissertations -- Conference proceedings -- Newspapers and magazines -- Organisational or 'corporate' authors -- Common problems in referencing -- 'Anonymous' authors -- Authors with multiple outputs in the same year -- Secondary citations -- Electronic sources of information -- Variations in referencing -- Using sources critically -- Discussion: critical use of sources -- Academic malpractice -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 4 Language in use -- Academic style -- Clarity -- Discussion: clarity -- Strategies for achieving clarity -- Formality -- Discussion: identifying formal style -- Discussion: word choice -- Strategies for making your writing more formal -- Grammar, spelling and punctuation -- Common areas of difficulty in grammar and spelling -- Quantifiers -- Grammatical agreement -- Commonly confused words -- Common areas of difficulty in punctuation -- The apostrophe -- Hyphens -- Brackets -- Punctuation and sentence structure -- Full stops -- Commas -- Colons -- Semi-colons -- Focus on fragments and run-on sentences -- Focus on 'hanging participles' -- Focus on relative clauses -- Refining grammar and punctuation -- Parallel structures -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- References -- Chapter 5 Preparing your work for submission -- Are you ready to submit your work? -- Have you done what you were asked to do? -- Have you stuck to the word count? -- Are you clear about the submission process? -- Editing and proofreading your final text. Editing your final text -- Systematic treatment of names and titles -- Systems for highlighting language -- Discussion: systems for highlighting language -- Proofreading -- Formatting -- Line spacing -- Discussion: line spacing -- Paragraph formatting -- Discussion: paragraph formatting -- Formatting tables and diagrams -- Presentation -- What should my essay look like? -- 1) It should have a title page -- 2) The word count should be written on the document -- 3) Your pages should be numbered -- 4) It should be written using an appropriate font -- 5) The font size should be readable and appropriate -- 6) It should look professional -- 7) It should follow printing guidelines -- Finding advice and support -- Summary -- Sources of example texts -- Appendix 1: English language references -- Dictionaries -- Grammar books -- Other resources -- Appendix 2: Grammatical terminology -- Appendix 3: Key phrases in assignments -- Appendix 4: Academic levels at university -- Index.
An essential text for all those undertaking a nursing degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for academic writing and referencing.
9781911106975
Nursing-Authorship-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dissertations, Academic-Authorship-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Electronic books.
RT24 .B688 2017
610.73076