CAW LibGuides: Academic Writing Tutorials

CAW’s Academic Writing Tutorial appointments are designed to teach you strategies to help improve your academic writing and become a more confident and independent writer.  By utilising CAW’s other writing support services first, you can then make the most of a one-to-one appointment. During a 45-minute tutorial appointment, the Academic Writing Tutor can provide guidance and feedback on your academic writing genre including, but not limited to:

• Essays
• Reports
• Dissertations
• Presentations

These genres cover a broad range of topics, the most popular being:

• Understanding assignment briefs
• Planning assignments
• Organising an academic argument
• Sentence structure and grammar
• Using the correct academic style for the written assignment

CAW's academic writing tutorial appointments are limited and very popular.  It is important you read "CAW's Academic Writing Tutorial Policy" document.  You are encouraged to download and read the "Making the most of your Academic Writing Tutorial" document.  Your 45-minutes appointment goes very quickly and this document contains some important guidance and tips on ensuring you make the most of your appointment with an experienced Academic Writing Tutor.

In-Person Writing Tutorials

These are suitable for students who are able to visit Coventry University campus can discuss an assignment draft with an Academic Writing Tutor face-to-face in CAW itself.

Live Online Writing Tutorials

These online appointments are suitable for students who cannot, or do not, attend Coventry University campus.  These appointments allow you to see and talk with an Academic Writing Tutor using Microsoft Teams.

Email Writing Tutorials

These appointments are suitable for students who have used CAW's academic writing tutorial service already and understand the guidance and feedback given during these appointments.  An Email appointment is not recommended for students who have not used CAW services before.

In email appointments, a CAW Academic Writing Tutor reads through the students' assignment draft provide written feedback by using the 'comments' feature within Microsoft Word.  Students submit their assignment brief and assignment draft, highlighting areas of their academic writing they would like written feedback and writing guidance on, the day before their booked appointment time.

CAW reserves the right to change the type of appointment a student has made should our experienced Academic Writing Tutors feel that a student is not benefiting through the type of appointments being booked.

For example:

If a student books Online (Microsoft Teams) appointments and regularly experiences connection issues, then we will advise the student that In-Person appointments must be made.  Not being able to hear or understand the guidance and advice using the online appointment option does not help the student get the most from our services.

If a student is only booking Email appointments and it is felt that the student is not learning from the advice being given and implementing the advice in other areas of their assignment, then we will advise the student they must attend an Online or In-Person appointment.  At one of these appointments, an Academic Writing Tutor can then have a conversation with a student to ensure they get the most out of our services.