Academic skills
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analyse your assignment task

Understand how to address your assignment question and marking criteria.

reading books

read critically

Develop strategies for summarising and evaluating key ideas from your readings.

papers

synthesise various sources

Develop strategies for grouping your readings according to themes that match the structure of your assignment.

discussion

develop an argument

Learn the steps to structuring your assignment in a way that develops a clear and coherent argument.

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write critically

Discover the difference between descriptive and analytical writing, and learn what types of critical questions to ask.

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Avoid plagiarism

See real examples of what is considered plagiarism at UTS, and how to ensure you avoid plagiarism in your writing.

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write a good paragraph

See what a well written paragraph looks like and what the key components are.

Reading

write an introduction

Discover the essential elements of a good assignment introduction.

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write a conclusion

Learn how to conclude your assignment concisely and effectively.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.