Research Skills Revision

If a source uses _________, it is probably unreliable.

• references and citations

• formal language 

• quotes

• emotional language

If a source contains formal language and in-text citations, it is probably a/an (a)   source.

The sources we use in our essays must be:​

• Academic and irrelevant

• Reliable and relevant

• Reliable and irrelevant

• Academic and unreliable

Some good places to find reliable or academic sources on the Internet are...

• Google Scholar

• Digital Library

• Essay writing websites

• Social Media

Regardless of whether you are paraphrasing, summarising or quoting, you must acknowledge your source by using a 

(a)  

When you paraphrase, you should________ (select all that apply)

• include an in-text citation

• create a passage which is the same length as the original

• create a passage which is shorter than the original

• use your own words

A Reference List is

• a list of all the sources that you have read on the topic

• a list of books I need to read for a module

• a list of all the sources that you have cited within your work. 

In a/an (a)   Citation, the authors’ names are part of the sentence.

Which of these sentence should start a paragraph

• Evidence

• Topic sentence

• Plan

• Explanation

Which of the following is the structure of a report?

• Abstract > Introduction > Results > Discussion > Conclusion > Reference List

• Executive Summary > Introduction > Main Body Paragraphs > Conclusion >Recommendations > Reference List

• Abstract > Introduction > Main Body Paragraphs > Conclusion > Reference List

• Introduction > Main Body Paragraphs > Conclusion > Reference List