Introduction to postgraduate study
At postgraduate level, you are taking first steps into a world of inquiry and investigation: the academic culture. This section describes ways to prepare for postgraduate study.
OWLL
- About OWLL
- Academic writing
- Intro to academic writing
- What is academic writing?
- Writing objectively
- Writing concisely
- 1st vs. 3rd person
- Inclusive language
- Te Reo Māori
- Assignment planning
- Researching
- Editing & proofreading
- Apostrophes
- Commas
- Other punctuation
- Active voice
- American vs. British spelling
- Articles
- Conditionals
- Prepositions
- Pronoun Reference
- Sentence fragments
- Sentence Structure
- Subject-verb agreement
- Verb tense
- Formatting and layout
- Word limits and assignment length
- Commonly confused words
- How assignments are marked
- Professional emails
- Forum posts
- Assignment types
- Essay
- What is an essay?
- Essay planning and structure
- Introduction
- Thesis statement
- Body paragraphs
- Essay flow
- Conclusion
- Essay revision
- Essay writing resources
- Report
- Business report
- What is a business report?
- Business report structure
- Inductive vs. deductive reports
- Other kinds of business communication
- Business report writing resources
- Business report format and layout
- Lab report
- What is a lab report?
- Lab report structure
- Science lab report writing resources
- Psychology lab report writing resources
- Lab report body paragraphs
- Literature review
- What is a literature review?
- Writing a literature review
- Literature review structure
- Literature review writing resources
- Research proposal
- Other types
- Computer skills
- Distance study
- ESOL study
- Maths & statistics
- Postgraduate study
- Referencing
- Intro to referencing
- What is referencing?
- Why reference?
- Plagiarism
- Turnitin
- Common knowledge
- Referencing styles
- What type of source is this?
- Reference list vs. bibliography
- Referencing software
- Quoting & paraphrasing
- APA style
- APA Interactive
- In-text citation
- Reference list
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Headings in APA
- Tables and Figures
- Referencing elements
- 5th vs. 6th edition
- 6th vs. 7th edition
- APA quick guides
- Chicago style
- Chicago Interactive
- About notes system
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Notes referencing elements
- Quoting and paraphrasing
- Author-date system
- 17th vs 18th edition
- MLA style
- MLA Interactive
- Abbreviations
- In-text citation
- List of works cited
- Books
- Journals
- Online material
- Other material
- Referencing elements
- Captions for images
- 8th vs 9th edition
- Footnotes
- Other styles
- Sample assignments
- Study skills
- Time management
- Intro to time management
- Procrastination & perfectionism
- Goals & motivation
- Time management for internal students
- Time management for distance students
- Memory skills
- Note-taking
- Reading
- Reading styles
- Skimming
- Scanning
- In-depth reading
- Reading comprehension
- Reading academic material
- Reading a journal article
- Reading an academic book
- Critical thinking
- Tests & exams
- Exam & test study
- Planning exam study
- Gathering & sorting information
- Reviewing past exams
- Phases of revision
- Last-minute study strategies
- Question types
- Essay
- Short answer
- Multi-choice
- Problem / computational
- Case-study / scenario
- Oral
- Open book exam
- Open web exam or test
- Take home test
- In the exam
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