A research writing tool: Designing an online resource for supervisors and students

This paper presents and discusses the key findings of a needs analysis, and its impact on the design for an innovative online Research Writing Tool, which aims to facilitate higher degree research writing development in medically related fields. Unlike other resources which target students only, this tool aims to support both supervisors and students to identify student writing needs and to facilitate dialogue, through annotations on successful student thesis excerpts and exemplary supervisor feedback on less successful drafts.