A coursework is any writing work assigned to students in typical degree courses.  It is another term for academic writing, and is mainly about the study and interpretation of facts.  However, the key to 2:1 coursework writing goes beyond interpretation – there has to be a balance of presenting your insights on the issue in a logical manner that moves along grammatical rules and interjects the elements of coursework writing.

Good coursework writing follows these tips for success:

• Use of straightforward language.
  Grammatical rules apply and are a must all the time when writing any coursework unless otherwise instructed.  Unless you’re writing a personal journal entry, coursework writing is formal writing that follows proper sentence construction at all times.
• Avoid using pompous language.  Use simple, plain English.
  Do not impress your readers with your vocabulary unless absolutely necessary to get your message across.  Coursework writing is not of the creative kinds, so using simple language can help your target audience understand your concepts.
• Define terms.
  Special terms with technical meanings in your paper than its literal meaning.
• Use impersonal language (not first person)
  Coursework writing should be written in third person POV.
• Maintain accuracy.
  You are accountable for your paper, so maintain the highest degree accuracy in your facts in order to give accurate analyses and interpretation.
• Give cogent arguments. Do not make generalizations without concrete proofs.
  You are supposedly to offer your insights and side of the arguments but ensure you support them with empirical evidence through use of citation styles.

Coursework writing pitfalls

• Addressing questions to readers
  Your goal is to shape the opinion of your readers by convincing them.  Posing a question, meanwhile, can lead them to think you lack familiarity in this topic, thus, demeaning your credibility.
• Watch out of redundancy in phrases
  A good example is:  “various differences”.  Either word can go alone just fine.
• Starting sentences with linking words
  Formal writing does not begin with ‘but’, ‘and’, ‘yet’, and the like.
• Use of contractions.
  Leave contractions (e.g. ‘they’re’ for ‘they are’, ‘etc.’, ‘ie’) to informal writing; not for coursework writing.
• Long sentences and paragraphs.
  Keep your sentences short (maximum of 25 words long), and avoid compressing so many ideas into one paragraph.  Keep one idea per paragraph at a time.