Improving Writing Skills
First created 06/07 J. Ramsay
last amended 6.7.11
This site is primarily a storage space for materials used in thinking writing technique modules. The main sister site, which contains a whole of host of material on writing and other academic activities such as making presentations, critical thinking and the like, is this one:
Learning skills
Here is a site that deals with the problem of when and when not to use the definite article 'the'. NB it is an American site and uses American-English, so the vocabularly is incorrect, but the guidance is sound:
MSC Improving Thinking and Writing Skills Materials
Examinations
Unmarked msc exam answer1.doc
Unmarked msc exam answer 2.doc
Assignments
Unmarked masters micro assignment 1
Unmarked masters micro assignment 2
Misc.
Common problems in the written work of students.doc
Discussion topics
Discussion Topic: Pay Inequality
Discussion Topic: Commodity Trading
Links to some of J. Ramsay's other sites:
Negotiating Skills