How to do Assignments Effectively

Assignments are dreadful parts of a course but always carry a good weight of the percentage. So, even if you don’t like to do it, unfortunately, you have to do it. So, it is better to have a readymade plan for doing your assignments and deliver when it is needed. Here are some tips for you-

• Clarify things as much as possible from your course teacher. Verify the approach you are going to take.
• Discuss the topic with your class friends.
• Brainstorm the topic. Write down all the points that come to your mind. Then filter them and develop an order. Now you have a rough guideline how you will proceed.
• Identify the keywords and gather knowledge about them.
• Read related papers regarding your assignment. Look for recent ones.
• Try to relate the topic to a current issue or event. This will make your assignment interesting.
• Use tables or graphs wherever possible to present the information.
• While reading the papers or journals write down the points that come to your mind. Include those in your assignment. This will make your assignment unique.
• Be careful of plagiarism.
• Develop logical arguments. Express explicitly from which point of view you are thinking.
• Structure your assignment with introduction, body and conclusion/recommendation.
• Introduction will include context, background, preliminary information etc.
• Highlight the important points. Give the information in the body in the form of points.
• Use transitional devices (examples- as we have seen in the previous paragraph, which we will see in the next chapter etc) a lot. It keeps a logical flow.
• Provide evidence to support your argument.
• Discuss the controversial issues. Discuss also the opinion in contrast to yours and explain why you still hold your position.
• Discuss impacts, consequences, and implications where possible.
• In the conclusion, restate your position and summarize the whole thing.
• Do not introduce new ideas in the conclusion.
• Where appropriate, give recommendations instead of conclusion.
• Finally, it is important to give the reader a feeling that you have addressed the issue thoroughly, answered the questions and explained your position.