TFL458_03P_week 8 quiz

Two styles of purposeful drafting are “quick and dirty” and “slow and clean”.

• True

• False

Which of the following advice should you follow in writing your research report?

• Don’t organize your report around your assignment

• Don’t just summarize sources (avoid “quilting”, add analysis instead)

• Don’t structure the report around the topics of your data (instead, add analytical categories)

• Don’t structure your report around a story of your research

• All these pieces of advice are correct

Where do you present your main claim if you choose the “point-first structure” for your research report?

• Introduction

• Literature review

• Methodology and data

• Results

• Conclusion

Which of the following is the possible order for the reasons and evidence in the body of your research report?

• old to new

• shorter & simpler to longer & more complex

• uncontested to more contested

• chronological order

• all these options are possible

Plagiarism is when, intentionally or not, you use someone else’s words or ideas but fail to credit that person, leading your readers to think that those words are yours

• True

• False

A paraphrase that’s too close is not considered plagiarism as long as you credit the source.

• True

• False

What comes after you finish your first draft of your research report (thesis, dissertation, or article)?

• You finished your work! Now relax.

• You will now be revising, revising, and then revising some more.

• You can submit your work to your advisor.

• You should submit your work to an academic journal.

• There is no correct answer here.

Which of the following does inadvertent plagiarism often stem from?

• Careless note-taking

• Careful note-taking

• Critical thinking

• Uncritical thinking

• All answers are correct here

Planned drafting is better than exploratory revising.

• True

• False

What question should you keep in mind when drafting your research report?

• What must my readers know before they can understand what comes next?

• What are the main definitions I will use?

• When will I finish this thesis/dissertation?

• How do other people finish their research on time?

• How will I collect data for my research?