When you're ready to write your final draft, think carefully about the layout:

	are you encouraged or allowed to include headings and sub-headings?
	does your use of headings and sub-headings reinforce the meaning of the information or make it confused?
	will graphs, diagrams or pictures help to make your meaning more clear?
	is it appropriate to use direct or indirect quotations from the sources you have used?
	have you met the requirements for layout from your tutor or department?
	are you going to word-process your essay?
	have you saved your word-processed files properly? (remember to split up your work over a few files - it's easier to manage a number of small files than one huge one!)
	BE WARNED - all too often students' PCs crash and their work vanishes, usually the night before the deadline - avoid this if you can! Keep your work on a MINIMUM of two back-up diskettes.