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Chapter 11: Term Papers & Review Articles - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 11: Term Papers & Review Articles
Term Paper
Presents an argument with supporting details
Simplified review
Review Article
Overview on knowledge, practices, and research up to date
A great secondary source
Published in sci. journals , peer-reviewed
Introduces new ideas, concepts, theories, mechanisms, models, etc
Larger audience - simpler terms
BOTH Term Paper & Review Article
Compare & contract to support view
Identical structure
Topic Choice
Availability of sources
Current topics
Search general to specific to brainstorm
argument-driven topic - choose a position and choose sources to support that position
Components of Term Paper
Title
Abstract
Introduction
Main Analysis
Conclusion and recommendations
Acknowledgements
References
Writing a Term Paper
Pre-writing
Round out a concept - use tertiary sources as aid
Create outline - use secondary sources as aid
Add the filler - use primary sources to aid
BUILD upon each to create flow and cohesiveness - Use RefWorks at this stage
Purpose of paper is to provide an ANALYSIS - analyze the information thoughtfully
Title - short and concise
Abstract - background, unknown, topic, and overview of paper
Intro - in depth background, unknown, thesis or topic statement, overview
Main Analysis - organize chronologically, by theme, idea, or concept, or by methodology and approaches
Use Subsections at discretion
Conclusion - summarize, generalize ideas and theories, include the importance of this conclusion youve come to
References - Refworks, use style as indicated - always cite, even paraphrase must be cited