How to Write Academic Long Documents and Papers Using Word

(updated September 2023)
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How to Write Academic Long Documents and Papers Using Word

Let me describe to you what you will learn on completing this course.

As you may have already guessed by the title, this course refers to Long Documents, such as a Thesis or a Dissertation, or in general Papers that require you to follow a specific format and certain rules.

And of course, this course will guide you through the various tools that Microsoft Word contains in order to make your life easier while dealing with this kind of documents!

Don’t feel embarrassed if you’ve never heard of this potential before! Most Microsoft Word users are not aware of these options. And this is why we are here.

This course is designed to fill this void by allowing you to gain the desired new skills by practicing on carefully designed exercises and assignments. The assignments it contains cover everything you need to know in topics, such as:

• References

• Citations and Bibliography Styles, which means that you will learn how each style, such as APA or MLA, demand that they are used

• Table of Contents

• Indexes

• Thesis Structure, Sections

• Plagiarism

• Document Structure

• And of course, you will learn how to setup your document and even create your own personal templates, so that you do not have to repeat the same trivial tasks every time you decide to write something

We have also included introductory lectures to all of the above as well as some general guidelines for all the major academic writing styles, such as the APA and MLA.

Links to ready-to-download Word templates from various accredited sources are available as Resources to the lectures again for all the major academic writing styles.

So, to summarize:

• This is a course that focuses on advancing your practical skills.

• It includes lectures and dozens of assignments.

• We focus on the important and engaging stuff.
  This course will teach you the skills by letting you get your hands dirty and practice on everything, with the use of the real Microsoft Word application.

If you feel this is the course for you, then we would like to welcome you to our family.