4 Avoiding plagiarism by developing good study habits
Possible further suggestions:
- Check that your quotations are exactly the same wording as the original.
- When paraphrasing, alter the structure as well as the vocabulary.
5 Vocabulary revision
Source: Any text that students use to obtain ideas or information
Citation: Short in-text note giving the author’s name and publication date
Summarise: To reduce the length of a text but keeping the main points
Quotation: Using the exact words of the original text in your work
Reference: Full publication details of a text to allow a reader to access the original
To cheat: To gain advantage dishonestly
1.4 From Understanding Titles to Planning
2 Analysing essay titles
(a) Summarise/discuss
Asking for an analysis of the factors driving e-commerce, and a consideration of possible
consequences.
(b) Critically evaluate
Asking for an examination of the impact of the internet on the standard theories of
internationalisation.
(c) Describe/critically examine
Asking for an account of the problems faced by HRM in this area and an evaluation of
how some companies deal with this.
(d) Discuss/Consider
Asking for an evaluation of some of the literature on these topics, and the impact these
theories might have on management.
3 Practice: key words
Analyse: Break down into the various parts and their relationships
Assess/Evaluate: Decide the value or worth of a subject
Describe: Give a detailed account of something
Discuss: Look at various aspects of a topic, compare benefits and drawbacks
Examine/Explore: Divide into sections and discuss each critically/consider widely
Illustrate: Give examples
Outline/Trace: Explain a topic briefly and clearly
Suggest: Make a proposal and support it
Summarise: Deal with a complex topic by reducing it to the main elements