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Understanding your assessment task

Posted on 31 May 2025 by Neil Pollock

This is a Xerte tutorial aimed at postgraduate taught level students. It covers: why we have assessment criteria what is expected of you when completing an assignment how to approach an assignment question, and how to plan your writing and research. This tutorial is part of the Writing at Postgraduate Level suite.
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Reflective thinking and writing

Reflective thinking and writing

Posted on 30 May 2025 by Neil Pollock

A guide to help you develop your reflective practice. In this tutorial we are going to help you: Understand what reflective practice is and why it’s important Identify when reflective practices can be useful Implement reflective practice techniques (based on established reflective models and theory) Develop your reflective writing, for both your academic work and
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Understanding essays

Posted on 27 May 2025 by Neil Pollock

This interactive tutorial looks at what essays are, why we write them, and what is involved in writing an essay. This resource is part of the Essay survival guide series of tutorials written for undergraduate students.
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Interpreting the question

Posted on 26 May 2025 by Neil Pollock

This interactive tutorial guides students through the process of interpreting their essay title. It looks at directional verbs and key words as well as examining the assessment criteria. This resource is part of the Essay survival guide series of tutorials written for undergraduate students
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Researching and Reading critically

Posted on 26 May 2025 by Alexis Constantinou

This interactive tutorial gives an overview of how to research and read critically when preparing to write an essay. It guides students through the process of identifying what to search for, how and where to search, and how to critically read and evaluate the quality of the information they find. This resource is part of
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