Part 1 Getting started: Writing at University

Academic writing

Tutors' expectations

Time management

Writing anxiety

FAQ's

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What can I do in this section?

If you work through all the sections and complete the activities in Part 1, you should have:

• developed an awareness of the conventions of academic writing;

• examined the criteria tutors use for marking student essays;

• identified your primary learning goals;

• analysed how your time is spent and planned a study schedule for yourself;

• identified a number of time management strategies that will work for you;

• listened to, or read about, what other students say about writing at university;

• completed the 'writing anxiety survey' to learn about yourself as a writer.