Social Science

Social Science Style Manual
New Revised 10 Edition
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Kevin Meethan.

Social Science Style Manual New Revised 10th Edition 2010

1st edition prepared by Kevin Meethan and Rhys Dogan 9th edition 2008 by Jill Annison

Contents

General layout of essays Some common errors to avoid The Harvard Referencing System

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Preface This new revised 10th edition of the style manual supersedes all previous versions, and like them is intended to help you get the most out of your written assignments. As such it contains not only the rules, procedures and conventions for academic writing but also examples of some common errors you can easily avoid. You may already know the information contained in here, however you are advised to either print a copy or save a download and keep it to refer to when you are preparing your assignments, remember that poor writing, spelling and inaccurate referencing will lose you marks. Please note some assignments will have more specific guidelines for the presentation of material in which case they will take precedence over the guidelines given here. If you are in doubt check with the module leader.

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Social Science Style Manual New Revised 10th Edition 2010

General Layout of Essays

Introduction The intellectual purpose of an essay is to present and defend an argument based on your reading of the relevant academic literature. Whilst this document seeks merely to document the technical requirements for the presentation of written work, the connections between essays, arguments and the literature cannot be repeated too often. Please also refer to the instructions in your module handbooks for any additional module specific criteria.

For the submission of coursework please ensure that your coursework has the required cover sheet, filled in and signed by yourself, securely attached to the top of your work.

Also ensure that all margins (top, bottom, left and right) are at the normal/default Word setting of 2.54... [continues]

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