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Academic Writing and Study Skills

'Writing Ethics Essays and Dissertations: A Guide for Students' offers a lot of good advice on many aspects of essay writing, including information on how to make philosophical arguments in ethics, referencing, presentation, and grammar. Some additional resources are below.

Useful information on presentation and style:

• http://www.bartelby.com/141/index.html

Some useful general information on writing style is available from the Plain English Campaign, although not all of their advice is suitable for academic writing.

Further information on plagiarism and how to avoid it (from the Northwestern University (Chicago) website).

• http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html

The Ethics Updates site has useful advice (similar to our own):

• Writing Papers about Theories: Tips and Traps