For students who want to learn steps of research writing

1. Understanding Academic Writing

2. Theoretical background

3. What is academic writing?
Academic writing refers to a formal piece of writing
done for the achievement of academic goal/s
e.g.
 Assignments
 as a requirement of a university degree
 develop career/ a promotion, etc.

4. Forms of Academic Writing
 An Essay
 Academic report
 Dissertations /thesis
 A research project
 Conference paper
 A research paper
 Book review

5. Importance of Academic Writing
Success depends on high abilities of
academic writing
To compete in the labor market.

6. Importance of Academic Writing
 To express ideas clearly through writing
 Written works show how proficient
students/ researchers are.
 Proper academic writing is intelligible to
readers on international scale.

7. Features of academic writing
Being concise
Understandable
Applying correct writing formats
Using information sources
Arrangement of information
Adopting a formal style of expression
Precise word choice
Sequencing

8. Practical steps

9. Step1: Start writing
Develop thesis sentence/statement
Explain it (examples) =
Add supporting sentences
Support your claim /discussion
Add a comment

10. Step 2: Writing development
From paragraph to an essay, report, etc.
Cause/effect (results) relation
Comparative relation
Argumentative relation

11. Step 3: Writing development
To achieve coherence using:
 Additive connectors
 Causal connectors
 Contrast /comparison
 Exemplifications
 Spatial
 Temporary
 Purpose
 Condition

12. Step 4: Writing format Styles
Putting larger sections together:
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion

13. Writing Format styles
In complicated research, e.g. quantitative
research:
Title
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References

14. Writing Format styles
 Appendix
This style applies to:
A research paper
Dissertation/ thesis

15. Documentation
 In-text-citation and bibliography/ referencing
 Checking work for originality / Plagiarism
 Improvements/ proofreading

16. Miscellaneous issues
Language for Research Writing
Characteristics of a Research Paper
Writing about Statistics
Vocabulary for Research Papers
Module Quiz
Using Statistics for Writing Peer Review

17. References and appendix
Arrange references in alphabetical order
References
List of references
Bibliography
Redundant material can be added in the end
of your
Paper/thesis or dissertation

18. References
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 2010.
New York