The document explains the various types of academic writing assignments typically found in universities, including essays, dissertations, and statements of purpose, emphasizing that each has a distinct purpose. It outlines the common structure for writing assignments, suggesting a format that includes an introduction, body, and conclusion, while also addressing the importance of a readable style and proper argumentation. Additionally, it highlights the significance of bibliographies as a comprehensive list of sources used in assignments.

2. WHAT IS AN ASSIGNMENT?
“Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new
assignment.”— Baltasar Gracian
Consider these following terms:
Essays, assignments, statement of purpose, admission essays, dissertations,
thesis, class presentations, term papers, end of semester papers.
Do you think all these terms refer to the same thing? Well, you are delusional!
College and universities in Australia, UK and USA use various terms for different
kinds of academic writing. Each term refers to one particular genre of academic
writing; written for a specific purpose with specific end results in mind. Knowing
what you are writing will not only help you to write effectively but write better.
Universities in US for instance ask for something they call SOP or statement of
purpose where you narrate your reason to study in a specific university.
This writing is different from the assignments you will be writing for your college
teachers and university professors while pursuing a particular academic course. An
assignment is, therefore, a generic term that may be used to mean anything that is
‘assigned’ to you during the course of study. The word may be synonymously used
for ‘term papers’, ‘end of semester papers’ or ‘essays’ that you write to earn credit
points in a course. Some universities may ask to submit assignments even when
you are auditing a course (i.e. a course which carries no credit points for your final
C.G.P.A.).
Finally, it should be remembered that an assignment is not a thesis or a dissertation
which is a much larger piece of work done on the basis of original research by the

3. WHAT STRUCTURE TO FOLLOW?
Various subjects have various writing methodologies. However, some points run in
common in all the subjects. A five-paragraph essay is the classic format, although
there is no hard and fast rule as such. A well written essay must contain an exposition
or an introduction where you state your research question and your methodology. This
should be followed by the body of the essay and finally the conclusion. So, if you are
writing on the educational and employment conditions of aboriginals of Australia for
your anthropology class then you might start by stating — “A sample survey done on
the aboriginals of Australia and Torres Strait population reveals a grim state of
employment and education”. Now that you have already painted a grim picture of the
aboriginals of Australia, you should move on to elaborate on how the educational
policies of the Australian
government are designed to keep the aboriginals in a poor state of education and
employment. This should be followed by your conclusions about the main reasons for
such discrimination.
While an exposition, a main body and a conclusion may work for all subjects, specific
subjects do require additional points. For instance, science courses based on
laboratory experiments should start with a hypothesis followed by details of the
experiment and finally the inference.
Stick to the following structure while writing a marketing case study: Start with an
overview of your arguments or at least state very clearly what you are trying to do.
Follow it up by your research methodology or how you are going to conduct the
research. This should be followed by a context description and then the main narrative

4. HOW TO WRITE AN ASSIGNMENT?
While our entire article is about this, in this section we concentrate on the content
strategy and style. Follow a simple style of writing, free from jargons and complicated
sentences. Although professional researchers do use a fair amount of jargons, that
should not overwhelm your subject matter. Try to keep in mind an imagined audience
who is not familiar with your subject matter. Try to explain each and every term that
you use, instead of simply assuming that your audience is already familiar with the
terms. However, your linguistic style should not be too casual as you are writing for
an academic audience. It is also important to be politically correct and not to use any
sexist or racist terms.
A simple style of writing should be supplemented with a forceful argument. However,
you should consider both sides of an argument and come to a possible solution.
Think of the Hegel’s formula of reaching the ultimate truth in universe. A thesis
confronts an anti-thesis leading to a synthesis. A good essay is also like that. You
should first state an argument, present a counter-argument and then reach a possible
solution. Try to give equal value to both sides of the argument before reaching a
conclusion. Always divide your essay into several paragraphs. Doing this will make
your essay look nice and organized. Each paragraph should convey one particular
argument or a thought. Cramming of too much information in one paragraph, writing a
paragraph that goes on forever and haphazardly stating information will ruin your
chances of scoring high.
Be careful about spelling and grammar. Students often commit silly mistakes which
create a bad impression on the person who is checking your assignment. If you are
using MS word then chances

5. HOW TO WRITE A BIBLIOGRAPHY?
A bibliography is another important part of assignment writing.
Basically it is a list of all the books, monographs, journal articles
and online resources you have used while writing your
assignment. It comes at the very end of the assignment. This gives
the teacher an overview of your sources. A bibliography is different
from citation in the sense that while citations usually come as
footnotes or end notes in the assignment paper; a bibliography is a
list of the sources that you place at the very end of the assignment
article. Place all the names of the authors you have consulted and
their
works, in a serial and an alphabetical fashion. Further, surnames of
the authors should come in the beginning followed by the proper
name, the title of his work, the name of publisher, the place of
publication and the date of publication. If the author’s name is, say,
Michael Porter and the name of the book “The Competitive
Advantage of Nations”, then write: Porter, Michael, “The
Competitive Advantage of Nations”, Free Press, New York, 1990.

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