How to structure and plan an essay | StudySkills@Sheffield | The ...
The Hourglass essay. If you're stuck on an overall structure for your essay, try this simple model for organising a typical academic essay. An hourglass essay introduces a broad area, before narrowing the focus towards the specific question that you are answering.
How to structure and write lab reports | StudySkills@Sheffield
Lab reports, or scientific reports, are the primary vehicle used to disseminate and communicate scientific research methods across science and engineering disciplines. They are structured and formulaic, to make it as easy as possible for a reader to understand the background, aims, methodology and ...
How to write a literature review | StudySkills@Sheffield | The ...
What is a literature review? A literature review is an account of the current thinking in a specific area of study. Its purpose is to introduce the reader to what has gone before and often to provide you with a foundation that you can build on with your own research.
Phonology | Linguistic Research | The University of Sheffield
What is Phonology? Phonology is the study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages. Put more formally, phonology is the study of the categorical organisation of speech sounds in languages; how speech sounds are organised in the mind and used to …
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The University is one of the 24 universities that make up the Russell Group. Members of this group are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, 92 per cent of our research and impact was assessed as world-leading or internationally ...
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MUSE provides single log-in access to the majority of the University's online services and provides secure access off campus. To access your online IT services including email, calendar, Blackboard and myJob, open the My services menu in the top-left row of …
How to format your work - The University of Sheffield
Although formatting your essay, report or dissertation can feel like a minor element of the writing process, it is an important way to ensure your ideas are given the spotlight through visually accessible, professional presentation. Formatting can be a minefield, especially if left to the last ...
How to reflect in an academic context | StudySkills@Sheffield | The ...
Throughout your time at university, you will be asked to think and write reflectively. Sometimes what we have learned from an activity or piece of work is not obvious, which is why we need to reflect on our experiences. This page will take you through that …