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Referencing Guides
Referencing is the way you acknowledge the sources that you have used to research and write your essay. You must reference every idea, piece of information, or quotation that is not your own. Referencing is a crucial aspect of essay writing and it is necessary to demonstrate the depth and breadth of the research that you have conducted to complete your assignment.
Elite Editing & Tutoring can check and correct your references as a part of the essay editing process. However, it is very important that you learn to use at least one referencing system correctly.
For more information about the importance of referencing, please visit the University of New South Wales website on plagiarism and academic integrity.
Below are links to referencing guides for the most common referencing systems.
Cambridge Referencing Guide from the University of Melbourne.
Harvard Referencing Guide from the University of Melbourne.
Chicago Referencing Guide from the University of Chicago Press.
APA Referencing Guide from the American Psychological Association.
MLA Referencing Guide from Purdue University.
For guides to other referencing systems, please visit the Curtain University library website or the La Trobe University library website.
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Essay Writing
Successful academic essay writing requires students to develop their skills over time. Writing excellent academic essays takes practice, but there are steps you can take to improve your writing and your grades immediately.
There are six steps to writing an academic essay. If you follow each of these steps correctly, you will find that you can write university essays that will earn you a Distinction (or High Distinction) every time. It is simply a matter of understanding what steps to follow, and then completing each of them thoroughly.
Elite Editing & Tutoring provides free guides containing important information on each of these six steps. To view these guides, simply click on the links below.
Step 1: Analyse the Question
Step 2: Draft the Essay Plan
Step 3: Conduct the Research
Step 4: Finalise the Essay Plan
Step 5: Write the First Draft of the Essay
Step 6: Professional Academic Editing
These guides were written by our Director and Head Editor, Dr Lisa Lines. Dr Lines is a qualified academic, editor and published author. She has worked as a tutor and lecturer at all three South Australian universities and has helped many students to improve their grades through both professional academic editing and teaching students how to improve their own work. To read Dr Lines’ profile and view her list of qualifications, please visit the Meet Our Editors page.
Thesis and Dissertation Writing
Whether you are an Honours, Masters or PhD student, the free guides in this section will provide you with valuable information for your postgraduate degree.
Elite Editing & Tutoring provides free guides containing important information on the skills postgraduate students need to research and write their thesis. To view these guides, simply click on the links below.
How to Write a Research Proposal
How to Write a Literature Review
How to Publish Your First Journal Article
How to Write a Thesis or Dissertation
Please ensure that you also read the free guides above on Essay Writing, which are extremely relevant to Thesis Writing. The guide to conducting and organising your research is of particular importance for postgraduate students.
These guides were written by our Director and Head Editor, Dr Lisa Lines. Dr Lines is a qualified academic, editor and published author. She has worked as a tutor and lecturer at all three South Australian universities and has helped many university students to complete their postgraduate degrees through both professional academic editing and teaching students how to improve their own research and writing skills. To read Dr Lines’ profile and view her list of qualifications, please visit the Meet Our Editors page.
