Academic writing consultant

Dr Greg Maguire is the Faculty of Business and Law’s Academic Writing Consultant, here to help research students (PhD, Masters by research and Honours) and staff with improving their academic writing. Greg also works with overseas students who are refining their research proposals but can provide advice for academic writing for any research student or academic. The success of this strategy depends on the writing skills of the student and their commitment to improving their skills.

How can the Academic Writing Consultant assist researchers?

By assisting researchers to improve their approaches to editing their own documents:

  • appropriate structure of documents;
  • grammar;
  • writing in a more concise style;
  • writing in a more easily read style;
  • editing without changing the meaning;
  • understanding publishing and editing opportunities and responsibilities; and
  • seeking and receiving feedback

The Academic Writing Consultant does not edit documents on behalf of a student, but will provide detailed comments on a draft journal, manuscript or book chapter. The goal is to build your writing skills rather than acting as an editing service.

Activities and workshops

Research students can take part in the following activities and workshops:

  • Individual and small group consultations,
  • Workshops open to all research students enrolled in the faculty,
  • Workshops arranged with specific Schools,
  • Orientation sessions for particular research courses,
  • Online support for external students,
  • Resources available via this website; and
  • Referral to reliable commercial proof readers.

How to make an appointment

Contact Dr Greg Maguire:

Telephone: (61 8) 6304 5395

Mobile: 0404 991 245

Facsimile: (61 8) 6304 5271

Email: g.maguire@ecu.edu.au

Joondalup Campus
Building 2, Room 243 Wednesday PM

How to arrange a small group workshop

Get an academic staff member to contact Greg by email or telephone. It is important to be clear about what you want the workshop to achieve. For some schools the number of research students will necessitate that a workshop approach be adopted rather than individual consultations.