Online short courses

During the next few months I will begin running online classes on this website. They will be in a virtual classroom with 10 to 15 students in each class. This will make it possible to reduce the cost. They will all be short courses lasting two to three weeks on different aspects of writing essays and dissertations, covering those problems that students regularly report they find most difficult. The courses will be priced at £40 per student. A course will go ahead as soon as the number of students enrolled for it reaches 10. I have listed below the courses that I will start with. If there is any aspect of essay writing or dissertations that you think I should cover in addition to these, I would be very pleased to hear from you.

Dissertations

1. Getting started – how to find your topic
2. Organise it, then start
3. Which research strategies? How to choose the best strategies for your project
4. Managing your time
5. Planning your dissertation
6. Questionnaires
7. Writing your first draft
8. Writing – keep it simple!
9. Become a good thinker
10. Plagiarism – the big No! No! – how to avoid it
11. Revise, revise, revise!
12. It’s a disaster! No – there’s always something you can do

  Essay writing

1. Interpreting the title
2. Analysing concepts
3. Brainstorming essays
4. Reading and note-taking
5. Planning
6. Writing introductions, paragraphs and conclusions
7. Style – keeping it simple
8. Plagiarism – how to avoid it
9. Revising with a purpose
10. Citing sources, reference lists and bibliographies