How to write a good essay : general principles for success

Stonehouse, DP

Abstract

The author has more than 14 years’ experience in higher education, supporting students in essaywriting
and in marking across all levels up to masters, and as an external examiner. This article
examines and highlights the general principles which will assist the student in writing an academic
essay. Its aim is to encourage the student and to reduce some of the stress that essay-writing causes.
Areas such as maintaining confidentiality, word count, structure, first or third person, reflective
accounts, marking criteria, referencing, the range of robust academic sources, plagiarism, spelling
and grammar and presentation will be discussed. The most important area of seeking advice from
your tutor and reading feedback will be emphasised.

Citation

Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to write a good essay : general principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(6), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 2, 2018
• Online Publication Date: May 14, 2018
• Publication Date: May 14, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 18, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 14, 2018
• Journal: British Journal of Healthcare Asistants
• Print ISSN: 1753-1586
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-4420
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 292-295
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292
• Related Public URLs: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/bjha/current