The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing

Chapter 1: Understanding the "Big" and "Little" Errors in Your Paper "Big" Errors "Little" Errors Chapter 2: What Am I Supposed to Do In My Paper? The Lone Wolf Claim Formulating a Research Question Types of Writing Assignments Chapter 3: How to Synthesize the Literature Organizing your own RCOS Interpreting RCOS: A Student Example The Infiniteness of Synthesis Chapter 4: How to Develop a Critique of Previous Literature Critiquing Ice Cream, Hamburger, and a Movie Three Questions that Lead to an Appropriate Critique of Previous Literature A Haven for CPLs and GAPs Chapter 5: How to Produce a Claim Differentiating between ROF and ROA The Citationality of the ROF and ROA Building an Argument and Creating Main Sections The Scope of Claims in Non-empirical Papers Chapter 6: How to Write an Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion How to Write an Abstract How to Write an Introduction How to Write a Discussion How to Write a Conclusion A Note on Data and Methods Chapter 7: Conclusion: A Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Model of Social Science Writing

At last! A text that supplies the student with specific tools for the specific requirements for reading and writing in the social sciences. -- Joseph Finnerty This book incorporates a unique framework through which students in social science programmes can make sense of the academic expectations surrounding reading and writing in their courses. Explained in a clear and logical manner, this framework is strongly linked to the learning needs of the student-the more I read, the more I want to try it. -- Mark Gillespie This book provides a readable guide to structuring academic writing with the benefit of annotated reading. It is written with humour and a "pulling no punches" style. -- Joanna Nichols This is an excellent book that provides clear advice not only on how to read, but also how to write academically and will be useful to undergraduate and masters students alike. The codes and the way that information is presented is reader friendly - the book can be used as a reference book or read cover to cover. I suspect for many people it will be both. -- Pete Allison This is an easy to read book with a valuable insight into the structure and content of academic writing...I certainly found it valuable in developing my ability to write particular sections of social science papers. And, as a marker, the 'big' and 'small' errors code sheets enabled me to provide a more detailed feedback to students. -- Caroline Ford