Read critically and extract information relevant to your topic

The first step is to thoroughly evaluate your information resources.

Your success with academic writing depends upon:

• how well you understand what you are doing as you write and then
• how you approach the assignment task

You therefore need to read the consulted information resources critically and extract the most relevant information to support your assignment. It is important to understand that writing-up the assignment requires more than the ability to construct correct sentences or compose neatly organised paragraphs.

Successful completion of an assignment requires that you utilise your research skills, your ability to read complex texts and responding critically to new information.