OWLL: The Online Writing and Learning Link

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Develop your academic writing and study skills with the Online Writing and Learning Link (OWLL) from Massey University.

APA Interactive

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Create customised examples of APA references and in-text citations.

Exam survival guide

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Download a copy of this free e-book on exam preparation and study.

Tests & Exams

This section answers common questions about exams: Where can you find last year's exam papers? How do you prepare? What should you do in the exam room?

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Academic writing

Intro | Planning | Researching | Editing & proofreading | How assignments are marked

Assignment types

Essay | Report | Business report | Lab report | Literature review | Research proposal | Other types

Sample assignments

Sample essay 1 | Sample essay 2 | Sample annotated bibliography

Referencing

Intro | Quoting & paraphrasing | APA style | MLA style | Footnotes | Other styles

Study skills

Time management | Memory skills | Note-taking | Reading | Critical thinking

Tests & exams

Exam & test study | Exam question types | In the exam

Computer skills

Microsoft Word | Excel | PowerPoint | Stream

Postgraduate

Intro | Assignment types

Other sections

Distance study | ESOL study | Maths & statistics

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Last updated 13 May, 2013