Getting Started with Scientific Essays

GETTING STARTED WITH ESSAYS

• DO NOT USE WEBSITES UNLESS SCIENCE BASED eg. SGM, Cancer Research UK or specifically relevent information (eg. manufacturers' quote)
• DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA if you do, always look up the original references which are quoted
• ASK THE LIBRARIAN

• NOTE TAKING

Poorly Taken, may miss something said

Aids memory, will forget what's said 

Effective Study Skills, pg. 79-100

• CRITICAL READING

>Get knowledge of topic

>Get knowledge of specialist terminology

>Be award of the style of writing

>Weigh up what different writers say

>Reflect

> Pull together different ideas and concepts

>Evaluate the credibility of the source

>Develop a conclusion

• ESSAYS

>Demonstrate good background research

>Evidence of independent thoughts

• ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING

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