Writing Skills
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Effective Writing
Transition Signals in Writing
A list of suggested phrases to make transitions in your writing.
A Rough Guide to Punctuation
Good punctuation is crucial for successful academic writing. This guide explains how to use some of the more common forms of punctuation.
Academic Writing
Writing Sentences
Writing Paragraphs
Essay Writing
Report Writing
Writing a Case Study Report in Engineering
Technical Writing
Some conventions to help students with the main features of technical writing as used by Scientists and Engineers.
Writing Lab Reports
This guide is designed for Undergraduate Science, Technology and Engineering Students. It examines a simple and an extended report.
Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Answering Assignment Questions
Some suggestions about how to understand assignment questions and how to answer them effectively.
Researching The Topic
Glossary of Task Words
A list of common terms used in assignment questions and their definitions. This guide will help you to better answer and understand your essay questions.
Editing Checklist
Some questions to ask yourself as you are writing your final draft or editing your assignment.
Writing Exercises
For engineers and scientists
The Seven Deadly Sins of Bad Writing