Brilliant Academic Writing

Bill Kirton is an experienced lecturer and writer who most recently held the post of Royal Literary Fund Writing fellow at the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews. Jonathan Weyers and Kathleen McMillan both work at the University of Dundee. Both have been teaching and lecturing for over 25 years and latterly have specialised in the transferable skills area. They have a track record of collaborative writing and achievement in this area.

• About the authorAuthor's acknowledgementsPublisher's acknowledgementsIntroduction: Do as we say, not as we do  Part 1: Establishing the basicsChapter 1: Developing good writing skillsChapter 2: Giving markers what they wantChapter 3: Getting started with academic writing  Part 2: Getting ready to writeChapter 4: Learning how to readChapter 5: Turning reading into notesChapter 6: The bare bones of academic writing structuresChapter 7: How to create a plan  Part 3: Writing, Editing and other essentialsChapter 8: The conventions of academic writingChapter 9: The basics of sentences and paragraphsChapter 10: The importance of critical thinkingChapter 11: Never ever plagiariseChapter 12: Quotations, citations and referencesChapter 13: The importance of the post-writing phasesChapter 14: Making the most of feedback  Conclusion: Follow the conventions but be yourself