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Communications CM4203 Academic Writing II Dr. Caoilfhionn Ní Bheacháin Compiling a Reference in the UL- Harvard Style Using Source Quotes Research Skills - Review  You find a great opinion / idea in an article and you use it in...

Communications CM4203 Academic Writing II Dr. Caoilfhionn Ní Bheacháin Compiling a Reference in the UL- Harvard Style Using Source Quotes Research Skills - Review  You find a great opinion / idea in an article and you use it in your essay. You change the words around and rephrase the argument. Do you need to reference the article?  You state that World War II occurred between 1939 and 1945. Do you need to reference this?  You find an image on the web that you wish to use in your essay. Do you need to reference this? Review: Turnitin report Library skills you will need: 1. Differentiating and identifying sources within a bibliography 2. Recognising different referencing systems 3. Finding a book 4. Finding a journal article 5. Doing keyword searches 6. Starting from “one good article”. Searching the library databases:  https://www.ul.ie/library  https://www-webofscience-com.glucksman.id m.oclc.org/wos/woscc/basic-search Keywords  Think about the literature search……  Keywords are a good way to begin a search, if you have a general idea of your project topic.  It also helps you to brainstorm your topic  Break the sentence into core words if possible.  Now think about words that are similar or related to each of these core words.  Searching the databases:  What are your key words? “The economic cost of absenteeism in the work place”. Core Terms Costs Absenteeism Work = Related Terms = “The economic cost of absenteeism in the work place”. Keywords  Example: Marketing to children in popular culture  Now think about words that are similar or related to each of the core words. Core Terms Marketin Children Popular g culture Related Terms = Topic to research question  Work-life balance in Ireland  Emotional intelligence and managers Can you develop a more specific topic / essay title? Can you generate suitable keywords? Start with “One Good Article”  Gives you the “lingo”  Introduces you to the theories, empirical studies and typical research methods  Allows you to expand your search  Bibliography  Citations/Time Cited What info is needed for a reference in your bibliography?  Author’s or editor’s surname and initials  Year of publication  Title, with any subtitles  Edition – if not the first  Location of the publisher  Name of the publisher  The name, volume number, part number and pages of the journal  For electronic sources, the web or email address (and the date you accessed the source) Where to find the elements of a reference:  Book - Look on the cover, spine and the reverse of the title page  Article - Look on the cover and table of contents of the journal issue  Website - Look on the top and bottom of the page, the logos and the web address  Using a source: Record keeping (labelling notes / recording references) should be thorough.  Basic Rule – if information comes from an identifiable source and is not general knowledge, then you should be providing a reference. Presenting titles:  Underlined / italics:  Books  Plays (Macbeth)  Long poems  Journals  Newspapers (The Irish Times)  Films (The Godfather or The Queen) Presenting the bibliography: Book  Author(s) name(s), initial(s). (year of publication) Title of Book: Subtitle [if any], ed. [if not 1st edition], Place of Publication: Publisher.  Abegg, M. J., Flint, P. and Ulrich, E. (1999) The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: the oldest known Bible, San Francisco: Harper. Presenting the bibliography: Journal article Author(s) name, initial(s). (year of publication) ‘Title of article’, Title of Journal, Volume(Issue number), [or] date/month of publication [in the absence of volume and issue], page number(s).  Eagleton, T. (2000) ‘The Radicalism of William Thompson’, The Irish Review, 26 (3), 80-88.  Chambers, A., Conacher, J.E. and Littlemore, J.M. eds. (2004) ICT & language learning: integrating pedagogy and practice, Birmingham: University of Birmingham Press. … (Chambers et al. 2004) … Bibliography  Contains references to all sources you have used  Presents sources in alphabetical order Department of Health (2005) Health Promotion in the Workplace, available: http://www.groireland.ie/history.htm [16 Oct 2007]. Ireland, Government of Ireland (2005) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, Dublin: The Stationery Office. Murphy, P.E. (1995) ‘Managerial Perceptions of IT solutions’ in Lyons, R., ed., Systems Analysis and the HR Professional, Dublin: Attic Press, 235-258 Schaefer, Anja (2005) ‘Some Considerations regarding the Ecological Sustainability of Marketing Systems’, Electronic Journal of Radical Organisation Theory, 9(1), 34-46. Watson, D. and Head, A. (2004) Corporate Finance: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed., Harlow: Financial Times. 22 In-text citations: You will see all of the following variations when page numbers are cited. All are valid.  Quote from a single page: (Critser 2003, p.31)  Quote from multiple pages: (Critser 2003, pp.31-32)  Reference / paraphrase generally: (Critser 2003)  Structure your sentence to include the in-text citation: Critser said in 2003 (p.31) What type of source is this?  O'Connor, P. (2010) 'Gender and organisational culture at senior management level: limits and possibilities for change' in Harford, J. and Rush. C., eds., Have women made a difference? Women in Irish universities 1850-2010, Oxford: Peter Lang, 139-162. Compiling a reference: review  You refer to a book by Ronan Delaney. It is a novel called Bullying in the Public Health Sector. It was published by Pluto Press in London in 2019.  Delaney,R. (2019) Bullying in the Public Health Sector, London: Pluto Press Summarisations and quotes  Always attempt to understand the point an author is making and re-apply it to the topic of your work. You will receive the best mark for critically analysing another author’s work and applying it where appropriate Rules for quoting:  Quote only what you need or what is really striking!  Construct your own sentence so that the quotation fits smoothly into it.  Usually announce a quotation in the words preceding it.  Always respond to the quote Rules for short quotes: Put short quotations (around twenty words or less) in quotation marks within the text: Society has developed a “boundary-free culture”, which has affected our food consumption (Critser 2003, p.31). Rules for long quotes  Long quotations should be indented in a separate paragraph (usually in a smaller font). Cite the author and date in the same font and in brackets at the right margin of the page, under the quotation: Nowhere did this new boundary-free culture of American food consumption thrive better than in the traditional American family, which by the ’80s was undergoing rapid change. (Critser 2003, p.31)  This is how the entry for Critser would look in your reference list: Critser, G. (2003) Fat Land, London: Allan Lane. Reviewing relevant literature  Typical deficiencies  Exclusion of landmark studies  Out-of-date literature  Including irrelevant material  What you would need to think about before embarking on a research project? Would you do any primary research? What type of secondary literature you would need to consult? How you would delimit your study (by time, place, text-type, people, age etc.)? How you would gather the sources you need?  Ireland and the Economic War (1930s)  Limerick’s (2014) City of Culture – responses / impact on citizens and tourists  McDonald’s and globalization  Summary  Research and academic writing skills  Key terms – plagiarism, source, referencing etc.  Key skills – referencing / identifying different types of sources in a bibliography / generating keywords / formatting quotes properly / in-text citations  Check out Cite it Right and online UL library resources