top of page
Categories
Click the picture below
How Do I Cite Correctly and Avoid Plagiarism?
" Every single instance when you use extensive phrases and substantive ideas that are not your own, you must acknowledge the source from...
Plagiarism in Academic Writing
" Students are often unsure of exactly what plagiarism is and how it affects them. Cutting and pasting from electronic resources has in...
Criteria of a Good Literature Review
" The literature review has been reported as the second most deficient chapter in theses by examiners [1] Areas in the literature review...
Quick Guide to Thesis Writing
" Writing a thesis well is simple if you know how. There are three aspects: * structure * substance * style but all three are entwined....
Expressions to be Avoided in Writing a Scientific Paper or Thesis
" Lindsay [1] gives ten categories of cumbersome expressions that should be avoided in writing a scientific paper or thesis. These are...
Lindsay’s Laws of Thesis Writing
" Think. Plan. Write. Revise. This is the cycle of scientific writing. Messy thinking leads to messy writing: cluttered, obscure and...
Attikiouzel’s Aphorisms* for Thesis Writing
" Writing is not a linear process but a cyclic one. What appears first may be written last, with the benefit of hindsight and a unified...
Write with the Reader in Mind!
This article is suitable for secience & engineering students " All communication involves two parties: the sender of the message and the...
Does an Engineering Thesis Need a Hypothesis?
This article is suitable for secience & engineering students " What is the hypothesis? The hypothesis is all important. It is the...
Rules for Formal Academic Writing
" Rules for formal writing are quite strict, though often unstated. Formal writing is used in academic and scientific settings whenever...
Visit our
new site
Click the
picture beside
bottom of page