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Writing help

Writing process step by step guide + avoiding plagiarism: prepare, research, organise ideas, elaborate, cite your sources, review, refine & submit.

How can you help me improve my assessment?

Check out our writing process guide. Download the PDF version below to save your own copy:

Or, get in touch. Our friendly team is here to help with things like:

  • essay writing
  • report writing
  • clear and concise writing
  • grammar
  • sentence structure
  • how to paraphrase and reference sources

Self-help

Tips for assessment writing - this video takes you through the step-by-step process of writing your assessment.

Study Toolkit - available on your iQualify dashboard - the toolkit is full of tips to help you improve your writing. Contact us if you need help to access it.

Assessment writing tips - check out the range of helpful information on the Open Polytechnic website, including related videos.

Summarising - although not a common assessment task, some assessments may ask you to write a summary. Here are some tips on how to summarise.

Maintenance affecting online systems for short periods in August

We are conducting planned maintenance for short periods to some online systems in August. During the maintenance periods the online Library will be unavailable on between 6pm-9pm on the following dates: Tuesday 18 and Tuesday 25. For more information, please see https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/distancelearning/upcoming-it-maintenance/