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Writing Made Easy
Course details
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Jan 2021Apr 2021
- 20 hours per module in your own time
- Part-time
- Fee-free
- You may qualify for fee free study under Fees-Free
- Hamilton City Campus or Online delivery
Summary
Students in this programme will learn to write better assignments, essays and reports. Each module takes approximately 20 hours to complete and includes quizzes and self-tests.
Free to New Zealand citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and over.
Each module takes approximately 20 hours to complete, and includes quizzes and self tests as you learn.
What you'll learn
Grammar online
This module will help you to understand basic grammar, punctuation, simple sentence structure and commonly confused words.
Students will learn:
- Using capitals
- Contractions
- Full stops, question marks and exclamation marks
- Nouns, proper nouns and pronouns
- Basic sentence structure
- Direct speech
- Commonly confused words
- Verbs
- Abbreviations
- Plurals
- Commas
- Agreement of subject and verb
Writing online
Following on from Grammar Online, this module will explain how to make writing clear, concise and considerate.
Content:
- Word groups and sentence structure (the basics)
- Spelling, punctuation and editing
- Grammar errors
- Style
- Writing for the reader
- Review tests
Report writing online
This module will help students to understand the rules for writing reports.
Content:
- Writing and sourcing factual information for findings
- Writing conclusions consistent with the evidence presented
- Writing recommendations
- Report format
- Language of reports
- Proofreading
- Review tests
Application process
At this time online application is not available for this course.
To apply for this course, please fill out the form below and return it to the Student Enrolment & Information Centre.
EDC3 Short Course Enrolment form
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Entry criteria
Writing Made Easy modules are open to New Zealand citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and over.
Pathways
Please check the entry criteria for each programme to see which course is the best level for you to begin with. The entry criteria information can be found on each of the programme pages here online. You can also contact us directly to discuss the appropriate level for you at info@wintec.ac.nz.
Your first day
Are you ready for your first day of class? Check out your start date and where you need to be. You can also find useful information about studying at Wintec on our welcome page.
Prospectus (course guide)
The Wintec Prospectus (otherwise known as a course guide) outlines everything you need to know about Wintec. It contains information about the Wintec campuses, student life, and the programmes that are on offer.
Access your copy of the Wintec Prospectus
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