An ESSAY is a kind of written work that can not be taken out of today’s education system. During last decades writing an essay became one of the most important parts of educating young people and adults. The reason for this major significance of the essay is that it provides a number of positive effects for both professors and students:

1) Students are able to express their thoughts clearly with no rush and pressure

2) Students are able to show their knowledge and writing skills simultaneously

3) Essay writing gives students the ability to show creativity and rationality

4) Teachers and professors are able to evaluate student’s work according to specific criteria and requirements

5) Essays give teachers a chance to get to know students and their knowledge better

6) Essay writing develops analytical, logical, creative, critical and other skills of students

7) There are yet no alternatives for students that could be as effective as writing essays

8) It is time saving for students and teachers and makes the studying process a lot more convenient unlike oral peer-to-peer conversations.

Essay writing is inalienable part of education in any human society and it will remain so for a long time because of its effectiveness in evaluation of the abilities and intellect of students.

There are different ways for writing essays. Some people prefer standard five-paragraph essays, others think that it is too much of a limitation for the writer; but generally all essays have much in common.

Basically every essay is composed of three parts:

I. Introduction

II. Body

III. Conclusion

An Introduction familiarizes the reader with the topic and includes General statements and Thesis statement. These statements have to establish the purpose of the paper and provide the reader with a roadmap of the main points of the essay.

Body is the most important part of the essay. This part contains numerous topic sentences and evidence for them. It is very important that every key sentence was supported by proper details and proving facts. All the sentences throughout the essay are to be interconnected and the transition between paragraphs and sentences has to be clear and understandable. The writer has to remember that the Body is just the developed introduction and should not include totally new points.

Conclusion is a part of an essay where NO new ideas and information has to be exposed. The purpose of it is to restate all the main points in short and to finish with an inference derived from all the points mentioned above.

In many cases conclusions are the most difficult part when it comes to writing essays or research papers. While the reader may browse through the paper he/she does not obviously remember the writing points; however he/she pays special attention when it comes to the conclusion. Since the conclusion is the last part the reader perceives it is extremely important in making the entire effect the writing produce.

In practice there are several basic tasks that should be reached by the conclusion. It can:

Ø Emphasize the significance of the thesis statement;

Ø Analyze and synthesize the main idea or each point;

Ø Deduce on the topic;

Ø Estimate the used material;

Ø Give vision of the future developments which may which may happen with the topic issue;

Ø Make recommendations;

Ø Provide the final impression on the reader.

While summarizing the points mentioned in the paper it is important not to repeat the discussed material. The best way to complete the essay is to analyze and synthesize. The reader should sharply comprehend the importance, usefulness and necessity of the paper. An appropriate conclusion guarantees new ideas for the reader to think about and brings the feeling of satisfaction with complete information. (http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html; http://www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/documents/learning_centre/Stage5.pdf)

Coursework is an imprescriptible part of education in college. Every student starts to get his degree by writing essays, different projects and course works. But in many cases for some reason it is hard for student to realize what a coursework actually is and how does it differ from essay. This article may be helpful for some of these people.

The main difference between an essay and a coursework is that the coursework is a more complicated piece: it is longer, more structured and specific. In most cases it has more instructions for writing, needs to be more formal and includes graphs, charts etc. Course works are written according to specific outlines and therefore are more structured than essays.

To write a good course work student should try to follow important instructions:

1) Write an effective executive summary or abstract. The main ideas should be expressed and highlighted in the most understandable way. The topic should also be chosen carefully and reflect the essence of the paper as much as possible.

2) The writer should always stick to his topic of the essay and never shift to something unrelated to the topic or subject. There should be no “water”; every paragraph of the paper is to be directly related to lectures and research materials.

3) The coursework has to be written in the readable formal font such as Times New Romans or Arial, size 10-12. The writer should use subheadings in order to make the paper easier to read and have better structure.

4) In order to get a good grade all the classes where coursework is discussed or related topics are discussed should be attended by student. He is also encouraged to take as much notes as possible to make his further work easier.

5) Most of the times the paper must be written in professional language. Jargon and clichés have to be avoided and scientific terms used if needed. Statistical analysis and calculations are to be provided whenever it is possible and wanted.

6) Course works are a lot more about practice than about theory. The writer must make a sufficient research on the topic to find specific examples and to support his points.

7) The information provided in the coursework is to be supplemented with charts, graphs, photos, diagrams, pictures and other testimonials that can be useful. Visual aids give a lot more information and take less time to be understood.

8) Never hesitate to ask for help from your professor. Most of the professors in today’s colleges are more than willing to help a student who is seeking knowledge.

Always keep in mind that the guidelines provided above are generalized and you will always need to adjust them to your university or college rules and guidelines. Do NOT ever forget about editing, revising and reviewing your coursework. It will always help to get a better grade when you find mistakes in your paper and correct them. If you have someone who could review your article before turning it in, do it and you will be sure about getting a better grade.