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Ch. 4 and Ch. 11 and Videos - Coggle Diagram
Ch. 4 and Ch. 11 and Videos
Ch. 4
Know where to find relevant info. Scholarly databases, publications from recognized authority, other peer reviewed publications, etc.
Know your source: Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Primary is direct from experiments (published peer reviewed journals), secondary is a review of those journals, and tertiary is info organized from secondary sources
Best science databases: Pubmed, medline, google scholar, highwire, web of science, current contents, biosis, and scopus.
Know how to search databases. Use "and" and "or" as well as "*" to find key words and phrases to help your searches.
Make sure to cite every reference used in some way and verify them.
Research your research. Make sure websites used are reputable and from someone who knows their "stuff." Don't use .com or .net sites. Stick to .gov, .edu, or .ac. Use most recent info available.
Citations are important. Fights plagiarism, helps others reference and find related work, and gives credit. Put citations in proper spots in papers: Not in abstract and not usually in results.
Cite properly. Name single author in in text citations. Name two authors in text. Three or more authors: cite the first author and use "et al."
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Ch. 11
Term papers and review articles compare and contrast info for sake of argumentation to further an idea. Term papers are shorter and review papers (articles) seek to summarize publications. Reviews are peer reviewed and terms aren't.
Reviews should use more common words and knowledge to help readers from various disciplines understand the topic
Selecting topics to write reviews about is easiest if it is well-studied and has a wealth of information. Something lesser known will be more difficult and unappealing.
Work your way from the bottom up to get ideas for writing your own works. Ergo, go from tertiary sources up to primary. This helps work out an overall concept for your paper.
It's best to organize your beginning drafts of writing into outlines and have topics listed with the right info underneath. This makes it easier to sort info and keep the flow in your paper when it's fully written. Just follow the typical format (unless otherwise noted) of abstract (rare) intro, main section, conclusions, and references, in that order.
Deduce information from other works and form your own conclusions and models to present, backing it up with the sources you use.
Titles: Make them no more than 30 words and try to summarize the paper's topic in that sentence.
Abstracts, if used in reviews are different from science publications. They're more of a background and purpose of the review type of section.
Intros of reviews are like an expanded abstract if one is included. It includes the same information like background, purpose of the review and so on. Including unknowns and questions are also part of this section. Make it the shortest part of the paper or close to it.
Topic statements are important in getting the main idea of a review across and what is about to be argued about.
Main analysis portions of reviews are the bulk of the information gathered. Includes comparisons, summaries and generalizations of the topic(s) and what isn't known about it. Can be done several ways: Timeline, differing methods, and thematic styles.
Conclusion sections of review papers need to reiterate important information and summarize concepts. It's also imperative to include your own theories and "conclusions" as the section states. Including significance of the topic and unanswered questions is also important and conclusion sections should be short.
References section is self explanatory. List your research used and make sure it's in proper format.
Scientific Literature Video
Review articles basically report literature in their own way depending on the author and are made by those in that field. It can be written by authors but most published review articles are done by those with the proper knowledge and many are "invited" to write these within their areas of expertise. Subjective information is given in these and others' concepts and conclusions are invited to be included to help expand on ideas as a whole.
Scientific Review Article Video
Research articles are the initial publications of a topic. These articles are peer reviewed and include figures and tables and new information. Review articles summarize years of research. The word review is sometimes included to help show what it is. They usually have a very long list of references. Review articles are usually simpler and easier to read. These are both great resources for your own works.
Citations
Hofmann AH. Writing in the biological sciences: A comprehensive resource for scientific communication. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2018.
TeachGlobal. Review articles | scientific writing |. 2017 Aug 4 [accessed 2022 Feb 2].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjCqc_b_6eY
DalhousieLibraries. Introduction to scientific journal literature. 2010 Sep 27 [accessed 2022 Feb 2].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoYeSM0VI7U