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Learning Outcomes

There are a number of skills involved in writing effectively at an academic level. This learning module aims to help you develop skills in the areas of

• General academic writing
• Writing short answer questions
• Essay writing

General academic writing

Complete these online tutorials, and take notes of the key points.

• Summarising
• Paraphrasing

Writing short answer questions

In your assignments you will commonly be asked to answer a short-answer question. The size of the question could range from a sentence to a paragraph. Anytime that you're writing more than a couple of sentences, the way you structure your answer will affect how clear your answer is. In this situation, it's advisable to consider writing your answer with good academic form.

• This tutorial will help you to understand how to structure a short-answer question effectively. Remember to take notes of the key points.

Essay writing

You will be required to write several essays during your time studying massage therapy. Academic essays have a particular form which they should take, and you will be marked down if your essays do not have good academic form.

• This tutorial will take you through the process of writing an essay. Don't be put off by the fact that the tutorial mentions "the area of 'Social Work and Community Development' as the discipline for your essay topic". This is just an example. Remember to take notes.
• If you would like further skills in writing essays then the two following tutorials may be of benefit

• Synthesizing
• Linking words

Try It

Apply what you've just learned to your first essay - My personal learning profile.

Additional Resources

• BBC's Skillwise Writing Skills

Contributors

--David McQuillan 2008