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Academic researching, writing and referencing / Mary Deane.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Inside trackPublication details: New York, NY : Pearson Education, 2010.Description: xxiii, 157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.ISBN:
  • 9781408236987
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1573 .D343 2010
Contents:
pt. 1. Academic integrity — 1. Academic integrity — 2. Avoiding plagiarism — pt. 2. Research — 3. Locating sources — 4. Assessing sources — 5. Reading sources critically — pt. 3. Writing —6. Integrating sources by quoting — 7. Integrating sources by paraphrasing — 8. Integrating sources by summarizing — 9. Critiquing sources — pt. 4. Referencing — 10. The Harvard style — 11. Academic disciplines and referencing systems — Conclusion : succeeding in the academy.
Summary: Academic Research, Writing & Referencing will provide you with practical guidance and tips on searching for literature and referencing your sources in a scholarly manner, helping you to avoid plagiarism and to produce successful academic writing assignments whatever your course of study. With the in-depth understanding of the practice of integrating and referencing academic sources and research into your writing that this book delivers, you will be better prepared to deal with -- and succeed in - the full range of writing tasks that will be expected of you over the course of your academic studies and on into your chosen career.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Academic integrity — 1. Academic integrity — 2. Avoiding plagiarism — pt. 2. Research — 3. Locating sources — 4. Assessing sources — 5. Reading sources critically — pt. 3. Writing —6. Integrating sources by quoting — 7. Integrating sources by paraphrasing — 8. Integrating sources by summarizing — 9. Critiquing sources — pt. 4. Referencing — 10. The Harvard style — 11. Academic disciplines and referencing systems — Conclusion : succeeding in the academy.

Academic Research, Writing & Referencing will provide you with practical guidance and tips on searching for literature and referencing your sources in a scholarly manner, helping you to avoid plagiarism and to produce successful academic writing assignments whatever your course of study. With the in-depth understanding of the practice of integrating and referencing academic sources and research into your writing that this book delivers, you will be better prepared to deal with -- and succeed in - the full range of writing tasks that will be expected of you over the course of your academic studies and on into your chosen career.

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