Academic Writing

What type of referencing will you be using for your project?

• Chicago

• Harvard

• Vancouver

• Oxford

If you're only looking at information from a certain viewpoint, what might this be called?

• Bias

• Misinterpretation

• Lying

• Lazy research

If you reference a single fact that suits your project from a paper when the rest of the study does not support your theory, what might you be guilty of?

• Potato Peeling

• Apple Bobbing

• Cherry Picking

• Carrot Tossing

What does a good academic introduction do?

• Keep the reader guessing

  Inspire

  Create mystery

• Introduce topic

  Review literature

  State Hypothesis

• Explain Methodology

  Make assumptions

  Draw conclusions

• Discuss results

  State methodology

  Reference diagrams

Who should you write your introduction for?

• The person reading it

• Yourself

• Your peers

• The person editing it

What is the definition of a Methodology?

Select all you think are correct.

• Provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information.

• A framework of how you carried out your project and how you got your results

• A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

• A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.

Which of the following is not a good reason to include a methodology?

• It provides you with a plan to follow throughout your research.

• Keeps you accountable for your aims and objectives.

• Shows that you have correct spelling and grammar.

• Acts as an indicator of the quality of your study should anyone wish to replicate it.

If a project is purely collecting qualitative data, how might it be conducted?

• Involves interpreting raw data that you have collected from a trial – experiment based.

• Looking into pre-existing ideas or theories to help answer a new question – literature review based.

• Mixed-Method research – a combination of both qualitative and quantitative.

• A mental assessment of the implications of a hypothesis.

Which of these could be classed as "materials" in methodology?

More than one right answer.

• Glassware

  Soil

  Supplements

  Filtered water

• Clipboards

  Pens

  Paper

  A4 refill pad

• Chemicals

  Sprays

  Gloves

  Goggles

• Google scholar

  internet

  Canvas

  Teams

If there are phrases, terms or names in your methodology that might be unfamiliar to the reader, what should you do?

• Include a link to a definition.

• Tell the reader to look it up.

• Explain them.

• Nothing.