Essay and Report Writing Skills OpenCourseWare: A Free Undergraduate Academic Writing Class by The Open University

Published Feb 14, 2009

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The Open University offers its 'Essay and Report Writing Skills' course as free OpenCourseWare (OCW). The course aims to improve your academic writing ability. The original course was designed for students of all disciplines.

Essay and Report Writing Skills: Course Specifics

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Essay and Report Writing Skills: Course Description

Writing reports and essays are unavoidable in the academic environment. Regardless of major, the vast majority of students will have to write them eventually. This course looks at helping you plan, structure and write academic papers through techniques, tips and activities. Specific topics include polishing, letting go, drafting, researching, planning and identifying key concepts among other topics. The original course was designed for students of all disciplines.

This OpenCourseWare includes lecture notes, discussion questions and course-related hyperlinks. If you're interested in taking this free course, visit the report and essay writing skills course page.

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