Paraphrasing
Why do you need to paraphrase?
To avoid plagiarism;
to show understanding;
to gain credibility
What is the name of the referencing system you use here?
Harvard Referencing System
Which websites can you use to find out research articles?
e.g. Bing academic; Stirling library website
Explain ‘authority’ in your own words
It means how experienced the author is in their own field
Paraphrase the sentence - ‘The best way of learning anything is by doing.’
Practice improves learning.
What information do you need when you give a citation?
Author’s last name and year
When you do research, what do you put in a search bar?
Key words of the research question
Why do you need current sources?
In order to get updated information
List three reporting verbs
state, suggest, believe, describe, agree, disagree
What is the difference between citation and reference list?
Citation is in the text vs. Reference list is put in the end; citation only includes author name and year, while reference list has more source information
List the synonyms of ‘challenge’ and ‘opportunities’.
e.g. difficulties/barriers; benefits/potentials
List two differences between research articles and advertisements.
e.g. to inform vs. to sell;
formal language vs. informal language;
plain text vs. visual
How are ‘assert’ and ‘propose’ different as reporting verbs?
‘assert’ is a strong reporting verb to express believing; ‘propose’ is neutral to make suggestion
List the information you need when you reference a journal article.
Author’s last name; year; article title; journal title; volume; issue; page numbers; DOI/URL (accessed date)
List three types of evidence.
e.g. statistics; examples; quotations
How do you know if the information is objective/unbiased?
e.g. it shows different points of views; it admits its own limitations