Guidelines and requirements
The reading material and some suggestions cf. below.
For reference, look at these very detailed resources:
English for Academic Purposes http://www.uefap.com/
Advise for Academic Writing http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html
The Writing Centre http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/
Citation http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/citation/index.cfm
and here http://www.citationonline.net/9-home.asp
Cf. a list of references to other resources http://www.usingenglish.com/links/English_for_Special_Purposes/Academic_English/