Academic Writing
What does the 5R framework stand for?
Reporting, responding, relating, re-evaluating, reconstructing.
What is the first thing in a journal article end-text reference.
Last name of the author.
What are the 3 levels of structure of an academic essay?
Overall structure, paragraph structure, sentence structure.
What analogy is used to write a paragraph?
Hamburger.
Provide an example of plagiarism.
Copying of sentences, paragraphs or creative products (in whole or in part) which are the work of other persons without due acknowledgement, too closely paraphrasing sentences, submitting ones own previously submitted work.
What does the SQ3R method stand for?
Survey/scan
Questions
Read the article
Recite
Review
What ways can you plagiarise?
Copying sentences, copying paragraphs, bad paraphrasing, submitting own work that was previously assessed, collusion.
What are the three elements of unpacking essay questions?
Task words, content words, limiting words
What are some effective study habits?
Reading aloud, use mnemonic devices, make an infographic, block distractions, stop all-nighters.
What is an example of poor academic practice?
Too closely paraphrasing sentences, paragraphs or themes without due acknowledgment, incorrect referencing.
What are the five aspects of evaluating a source?
Currency, author credibility, purpose, balance, research.
How do you paraphrase without plagiarising?
Restate the idea using different words and use differing sentence structure. Properly acknowledge the source.
What goes with a counter argument?
A rebuttal.
What two ways enable effective search phrases?
Boolean operators
Truncation symbols
Define the term collusion and provide an example.
Collusion is where students act together in relation to the preparation or presentation of any assessed item of work in a manner that is dishonest or unfair.
Working with another person (colluding) when the assessment should be completed individually
In the case of collaborative group projects, falsely representing the individual contributions of the collaborating group members.
List 4 different types of academic sources.
Journal article, book, magazines, websites.
What does DOI stand for?
Digital Object Identifier.
How many ways can you rebut a counter argument (as stated in the Curtin course)?
Bonus 100 points if you can name one.
4 - faulty factual assumption, faulty analytical assumption, true but irrelevant, actually makes the argument stronger.
What is the name of the type of referencing we use?
APA 17th
State and explain one type of cheating.
Cheating in an exam or test
Cheating in an assessment (submitting an assessment that was completed by someone else)
What is the formula for writing a thesis?
OS plus 3
List 4 different consequences of plagiarism.
List the 4 different types of essays.
Expository, descriptive, narrative, argumentative.
List some things you need to look out for when editing a sentence, paragraph or essay.
Spelling, grammar, references, paraphrasing...
What are the 6 main categories of academic misconduct?
Poor academic practice, plagiarism, cheating, collusion, falsification or fabrication, other.