Writing a Research Paper

What should NEVER be used in a formally written paper?

• Pronouns

• The pronoun 'you'.

• Contractions

• Contractions and the pronoun 'you'.

When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?

• plagiarizing

• writing

• cheating

• paraphrasing

All of the following are examples of plagiarism EXCEPT

• Using an author's ideas without citing them.

• Copying word-for-word without mentioning the source.

• In text citations. Ex: (Smartfutures)

• Copying & pasting

It is the blueprint or plan for your research paper. It is an organized list of related ideas that you will include in your discussion (Calderon & Gonzales, 1993, cited in Abdelgafur, et al., 2020).

• Brainstorming list

• Timeline

• Inventory

• Outline

What do you call the systematic study or investigation of something for the purpose of answering questions posed by [the one who conducts the study] (Creswell, 2007, cited in Abdelgafur, et al., 2020)?

• Interview

• Analysis

• Research

• Experiment

It is a system commonly used for citing sources within the field of behavioral and social sciences. It follows the author-year method of in-text citation (Romero & Romero, 2000, cited in Abdelgafur, et al., 2020).

• APA (American Psychological Association)

• MLA ( Modern Language Association)

• Mendeley Reference Manager

• Chicago Style

When citing sources of information, which system uses the term "Works Cited"?

• The Harvard System

• APA (American Psychological Association)

• MLA ( Modern Language Association)

• Chicago System

It refers to the sentence that makes claims supported by discussions in the research paper (Abdelgafur, et al., 2020).

• Declarative statement

• Thesis statement

• Logical statement

• Conditional statement

According to Simon Peyton Jones, what is the first phase of the paper writing process?

• Editing phase

• Final draft phase

• Pre-writing phase

• Research phase

What is the suggestion for ensuring you don't get stuck in the research loop?

• Find at least two sources for each main point in your thesis

• Find at least four sources for each main point in your thesis

• Find at least one source for each main point in your thesis

• Find at least three sources for each main point in your thesis