Acknowledgement writing
Acknowledgement is the last section of the body. It is set to express the author appreciation. This part is quite emotional and subjective.
Components for acknowledgement: most important teachers, financial aids, financial support from foundation, research group (grant, fellowship, scholarship), other helps, friends, colleagues, families (but no boyfriend/girlfriend)
Linguistic features of acknowledgement: being brief, polite, specific, first person, active voice, titles and full name of institutions
Significance of acknowledgements: show respect to others' help and support, revealing academic qualities, help learners know about the importance of the research
Plagiarism avoiding
Check academic integrity and plagiarism: www.turnitin.org.in
Definition of plagiarism:
- without correct citation
- too similar to the original context
Consequence of plagiarism: destroy reputation, formal warning, rejection of assignment
Why references are necessary in your paper:
- It shows the range of reading you have done
- It can make your arguments more convincing
- It can make it easy for others to follow up or track the materials which you have used
Only if the idea is original yours or the knowledge is generally known in your research field, citation is not necessary. Otherwise, you have to correctly recite the work you referred.
Where can you get supporting details: journal articles, books, dissertations, thesis, websites or other published materials (reports)
Citation
Mainstream citation style: APA and IEEE
Reference management: Endnote, BibTex
How to improve referencing skills:
- quotation continued
- paraphrasing
Paraphrasing skills
The exact meaning of the source remains but the way this is expressed is changed.
Effective paraphrasing:
- different structure
- different vocabulary and grammars
- original meaning and sentence length
- referenced
Steps to paraphrase:
- read and understand
- take notes of a few words
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AI tools for paraphrasing:
Summary
Summary is a shortened version of the original.
A good summary should be comprehensive, concise, coherent, independent
Steps for writing summary:
- reading (scan and skim to get the general idea)
- writing (use your own words)
- modifying (omit repetition and details)
