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Writing - paraphrasing & synthesising

Writing for research

QUT Write (part of Cite|Write) is a good resource to help you understand how to structure your writing.

You might want to have a look at How to write a journal article critique in preparation for Assessment no. 3

How to synthesize your evidence into paragraphs

You have found great information and taken good notes.

Now use this quick, online tutorial to help you incorporate your ideas and the evidence of the others into a logical paragraph.

Via the University of New England.

Sentence starters - how to be critical, cautious, compare, contrast, define, describe & more

Sentence starters to help you write introductions, refer to sources, describe methods and results, discuss findings and write conclusions. Manchester University's Academic Phrasebank is an excellent resource to help you find different ways of phrasing your writing. 

Paraphrasing - how to write about someone else's ideas

Subjects: Architecture and built environment
Tags: built environment, construction management, PMN603, project management, quantity surveying, quantity surveying and cost engineering, research methodology, research methods, urban and regional planning, urban development, urban studies, UXB330, UXH300, UXH400, UXH400-1, UXH400-2