Library Guides: Built Environment: Writing Skills

Doing a literature review

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Literature Review

Courtesy of North Carolina State University, a useful overview of the Literature review process.

Academic writing

Essay Writing: From Start to Finish
Part of the award-winning suite of study skills guides from Manchester University. This tutorial takes a step by step look at planning, developing, writing and proofreading your work.
Academic Phrasebank - The University of Manchester
"The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation."
University of Leeds - The Final Chapter
This is designed for students working on their dissertations/final year projects.
It contains valuable information on all aspects of extended research and writing.
University of Sheffield - Dyslexia & SpLD Support
Includes a section on writing skills
University of Hull - Skills Guide
Includes a section on Writing & assessment.

Writing Critically

There is an important difference between writing descriptively and using critical analysis in your writing. Here are some useful resources that may help you..

Developing Critical Arguments
Tutorial from Cardiff University, series of exercises, quizzes and instruction
Writing critically and structuring your essay
Tutorial from Cardiff University consisting of quizzes, exercises and instruction on the differences between descriptive and critical writing
Critical writing - Hull University

Built Environment: Writing Skills

Doing a literature review

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Literature Review

Academic writing

Writing Critically