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Use your own personal version of ASK to store a number of assignments simultaneously and be sent email reminders. For more information...

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  • ASK Yourself: Study Skills Quiz
  • What's stopping you? Useful support links
  • ASKcasts: videos showing what students and staff think about assignment work
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Margaret - Business lecturer

Hear what staff from a range of Faculties are looking for in a 'good' piece of student work. Click on 'play' below, or select a question from the playlist.

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What makes a good essay? 0.29 What makes a bad essay? 0.35 What should students avoid? 0.25 What were the characteristics of one of the better essays you've marked? 0.28 What are your views on plagiarism 0.38 Three pointers to a good essay 0.39 What range of resources do you expect students to use? 1.01 How important is referencing? 0.40 What makes an essay stand out? 0.22 What do students find most difficult? 0.31

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