This ppt gives an introduction on what academic writing is and should be executed

1. MUSYOKI K MUTUKU INVITES YOU TO LEARN
FEW THINGS ON ACADEMIC WRITING
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By the end of the 2 session we will have looked at the following;
1. Introduction
2. Formatting
3. Referencing
4. Types of online assignments
5. Open forum
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3. Welcome to our lecture
today…….
Academic writing
By Mr. Musyoki k Mutuku
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4. What is Academic writing???
is a form of writing that allows the expert to fulfil
the requirements of an assessment that is provided
by a college or a university for a particular course. To
define it broadly, it means any assignment given to
the students in an academic institution. This is a
form of writing that requires more technical aspect
and understanding rather than a creative bent. The
content is to be organized and structured keeping
into mind the specific academic requirements
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5. Dos and Don’ts:
While drafting academic write-ups one
needs to be careful about the given
topic and subject concerned
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6. dos……
1.One should execute the write-up in formal language. (Example:
The doctor examined the patient’s history to establish which
treatments had formerly been implemented).
2.Write in plain language and the style of writing
should be clear in the perspective.
(What you should do)
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3.Active voice should be used in the sentences. This means
the verbs to work and use of direct sentences is advised. (Eg:
The fire destroyed the entire region)
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7.  Always try to keep the sentences as coherent as possible. The writer should try to
express his ideas in a brief and comprehensive manner.
 Use of consistent tense: Well, in this perspective, present tense is the most common
regarding academic papers.
 The sentences should be devoid of any misplaced or dangling modifiers because they
can confuse the readers. Example:
Correct: wearing a puma sweatshirt, Michael ate a cookie
Incorrect: Michael ate a cookie wearing a puma sweatshirt.
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8. 4.Be meticulous regarding grammar,
spelling, and punctuation
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9. Don’ts
 Do not input jargons, slang, and wacky languages or for that matter
sexist language.
 Usage of shortened verb form is a strict no-no. Example:
Correct: I am an early riser. Incorrect: I’m an early riser.
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10.  One should not use a common vocabulary, the likes of, the other thing, have got, etc.
 Do not use first or second person tone of language ever in an academic assignment. Exceptions
are in the case of reflective writings, where the writer is expected to incorporate his views.
 Avoid being repetitive and waffling. Try to write as precisely as possible. The flow of content should
be smooth.
 one should avoid making assumptions and recommendations of your own unless mentioned in the
academic work.
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11. • Do not mix numbers and words in an unsystematic manner which
ruins the flow of writing.
• Finally, there should not be an iota of plagiarism in the entire write-
up.
• Do not exaggerate the same idea in the paper.
• Do not provide generalized contents. For example if you are asked to
perform a SWOT analysis on TESCO, then you are not expected to
explain what a SWOT means? You can directly start performing swot
analysis on the said company with the assumption that the reader
already knows what a SWOT is?
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12. Crucialaspectsofacademicwriting
Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else’s ideas and work as your
own, without the consent of the actual author. Plagiarism may be deliberate
or unintentional. As far as examination and university guidelines are
concerned, plagiarism in any form is a disciplinary offence. Hence, it is
important that plagiarism is dealt with diligence and sincerity.
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13. Why should we avoid Plagiarism?
We should be careful as far as plagiarism is concerned. Plagiarism should be
avoided in the best possible means as it may have detrimental effect over
the career of the student. Plagiarism may lead the student to fail in the
paper and result in expulsion from the university. Academic field does not
entertain copying of ideas and facts in any form without giving due credits to
the author. Hence one will be expected to do a thorough research, read the
content and then start writing in your own words. Any ideas taken from a
source material should be given due acknowledgement with the help of
referencing.
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14. 2 FORMATING
Formatting plays a very important role as that is the first impression
that an assessor would get when he goes through the paper. Apart from
presenting the content in a neat manner, one must follow the
guidelines that are provided by the student for formatting of a paper.
The spacing, font, margins, paragraphs, page numbering, footnotes,
highlighting all should be done as per assignment guidelines and
requirements. The detailed instructions about formatting have been
provided in the following sections.
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15. 3. REFERENCING
At the outset, referencing is a way of acknowledgment of the papers, books, and materials being
used while researching for the report or essay.
The referencing styles namely, Harvard, APA, Chicago, OSCOLA, MLA, and Vancouver are mostly
maintained in Academic writing. One should be thorough with the styles of writing the references
as these carry huge weight in the entire academic paper. We use sources like books, Journals (most
preferably peer-reviewed journals), newspapers, magazines and websites. One should make sure
that only the authentic sources are used so that the research conducted can provide genuine and
unbiased results. References give credibility to academic writings and so only genuine references
should be used. Fake reference should never be used in the paper as they tend to spoil the hard
work of the researcher and creates a wrong impression of the paper
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16. CONTINUETION…….
While writing, one must always refer to the sources from which the ideas
have been in originated. In-text references are included in the main body of
the academic writing and are inserted right after the facts or information
being sourced from the original literature. It comprises of the surname of the
author, and date of the publication of the source. This has been explained in
thorough details in this guide.
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17. DEADLINE,,,,,
Deadline
Deadline in academic writing does mean deadline beyond which the paper would not be
accepted by the universities and the submission windows are closed. So this should be
taken as topmost priority. Before embarking on the project, one must strategize time
and divide the time by breaking down the entire paper into smaller segments. Missing
deadline has rigorous implications over the students’ academic career, which could be
fatal as well. Hence, one must be particularly concerned to submit the academic task
before the assigned deadline
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18. The depth of research
While preparing an academic write-up, it is
advisable that own academic research substance is
developed. It is imperative in this regard that one
performs research on the materials that are
consistent in keeping the motto of the paper.
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19. Lucid Language
All the papers should have lucid language which is easy
to decipher and is related to the given topic. The paper
should emphasize over the given topic of the
assignment. It should have a proper flow so that the
reader does not get lost in the paper and finds a smooth
way out.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
THROUGHOUT THE LESSONS
……TILL NEXT TIME LIKE
THIS……
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