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and the date of access; these will be required for the entries your references or bibliography.
Following this procedure will save you a great deal of time later on as the file or the cards will contain all the information you need for referencing and for compiling your final list of references and bibliography.
Making Notes
Your report or essay must not simply comprise sentences or paragraphs from other people’s work. You need to demonstrate that you actually understand the topic of the coursework. To be able to do this effectively, you need to read a range of different sources, understand them, make notes on the important parts, and then incorporate the findings from your research into your essay or report.
Do not copy large sections direct from textbooks, or web pages. Your work should not solely consist of other people’s work, whether quoted or paraphrased.
Using short extracts from other people’s work is permissible, but only if the extract is in “quotation marks”, and a full reference is given to the source.
In developing your review of the literature, it will not be sufficient merely to re-state what an author has said. You do not turn someone else's ideas into your own by changing a few words. You should use your notes to support your own argument by explaining or commenting on other people’s ideas or evidence in your own words. Do not be afraid to present contradictory evi无忧论文 【http://www.uklunwen.com】dence or statements of opinion. You must be prepared to analyse an author’s work, interpret it, evaluate it in the light of a variety of other studies, and criticise it if appropriate.
Read the first and last part of any source material carefully before spending time on the rest of it, unless it is clear that it is so central to your topic that it needs to be studied in detail. When you then read through each source, look for information that is relevant to your topic, such as:
· statistical information;
· empirical evidence from research studies;
· ideas and opinions by recognised experts and others;
· short quotations that summarise ideas or evidence effectively.
Each individual takes and uses notes differently, but accurate systematic notes are essential to research for any course assignment.
· Putting the author’s name, the date, and the page numbers next to key ideas in your notes is essential. You may want to refer to these ideas later, and it is easy to forget exactly where you read that useful point that has now become essential to your work.
· Write complete thoughts, not just key words.
· If you are recording material word for word, then use “quotation marks” as well as noting the details of the source.
· Do note whether the author’s statements are simply opinion based on experience or judgement, or the results of empirical research.
· Keep notes of your own thoughts relating to what you have read alongside your notes on the original passa |
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