Academic Writing Skills

In this assignment the author will be discussing how to master the skills of academic writing while in third level education. The author will be looking into why academic writing can be a challenge for people and why it is so important to reference the correct way in order to avoid plagiarism, why it is so important to learn the right way of referencing and the consequences it may have on the student that dose plagiarize another’s work.

The author will also be discussing on how to improve your researching skills in regards to the subject area. The author will also be looking at what academic integrity and why it is important to have when working on assignments, thesis, essays, etc. What is academic writing?

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It can also be a challenge due to the fact that there is a standard that needs to be reached and there is a certain language that needs to be used in your written work in order to reach the set standards and also depending on the assignment. However if the student dose have a proper planning done and understanding of the assignment it can be very beneficial to the student. It is also important that you understand what academic writing entails from the start as it can be very helpful however if you do not have a good understanding of what it is then it can lead you to miss understandings and if it is not corrected right away then it can have an effect on all your academic writing throughout your third level

With academic integrity it is used as a guide for academic pursuits. With the code of conduct that every college has it always has a section on how all of their students should act with personal integrity, to respect the other students’ dignity, property and rights, and it also helps make and maintain an environment where they can succeed through their hard work and their honest efforts.

There are a number of ethical issues that can happen while doing academic writing which are fabrication or falsification of data, authorship issue, confidentiality, conflict of interest and plagiarism. If however a student dose try to pass of another person’s work as their own then this is known as plagiarism. According to an article written by Joy Don Baker(2012), which is about “The Seven Rs of Supporting Opinion and Avoiding Plagiarism”, it shows us that by following these six of seven Rs you can state your opinion and to avoid plagiarising anyone else’s work. Here are the following steps you should follow

1. Responsibility: When a student writes it is assumed that what they have written is their own work however if there is quote or information in their text from a different source then it is the authors responsibility to state where and who they got it from both in the text and in the reference