Alys May-James BA Professional Practice Blog

This past week we had a module 1, 2 and 3 zoom call specifically focused on writing. It was interesting to hear what guest speaker, Peter Thomas, had to say about it. These are a few of the main points I took from the meeting. Many different ways of writing; e.g. factual, personal, referencing, definitions. It’s important to know which style of writing is expected of you when writing an essay. In your introduction you are explaining; what, why and how Literature reviews are about giving your essay context, defining key themes, and giving background on examples and work already done When analysing data, it is important to look for themes and patterns It is ok to be selective about what you include in your essay- don’t just include everything you find. Include things that link, are connected and relevant Be aware of your word count   In your conclusion you are stating; what and why Sometimes it is important to make the writing personal by including yourself and your experiences ...

When doing any piece of writing or work it is important to reference where the information you are writing about is coming from. This includes but not limited to, any kinds of essays or reports, books, articles, podcasts, pieces of art, videos and blog posts. Sometimes I have read something and been inspired to write something from it, and so I need to make sure that I state the original source of where I got my inspiration. If you are talking about someone’s idea, but aren’t using quotes, it is still important to reference them. A great site to use is: https://www.citethemrightonline.com/ It explains clearly how to reference the many different styles of sources. It shows you how to cite sources in your piece of writing and in the bibliography.   This is an example of using a quote from a book; Montagu (1986) explains that touch is referred to as ‘the mother of the senses.’ (pg. 3) Bibliography Montagu A. (1986), Touching- The human Significance of the skin, third edi...

The beginning of something new... excited, terrified and a little lost!  I would be the first to admit I am a bit crazy with being organised. I need everything clear and tidy in my mind so I know what to focus on and what my aims are. I have been on UniHub countless times since December trying to figure everything out. Now this has been tricky considering enrolment didn't open until 6th January! Now even though I knew it was the 6th, I still tried several times to get on, just in case it had changed.  So as you can imagine, feeling lost is something I am not very comfortable with.  There are a lot of new things I will experience from starting this course:   Blogging  Referencing  Working full time and studying   Using the University website, Library and Turnitin  Skype  The course itself! All this can seem very overwhelming, but having read the handbooks and after the induction skype, I felt that a really strong messag...