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Term papers and review articles - Coggle Diagram
Term papers and review articles
Purpose of reviews
distingush between review articles and term papers
make the information understandable
use simple words and figures should summarize data nicely. scientists in related fields should be able to understand.
Checklist
overall
is the topic of interest in the field?
Individual sections
Title: is it short and does it contain the main terms?
Abtract: is the ropic stated precisely and is the overview article provided?
Introduction: does it include the main components of an introduction?
Main analysis: is it logically organized? did you analyze and interpret all information? all figures and tbales explained?
Conclusion: is the topic summarized and interpreted? Is the results of the analysis clear?
References: All references cited where they should be and appropriately? All citations listed in the references section?
Abstract
write as a table of contents in paragraph form
include topic of review and overview of content. you can also add background and a problem statement.
Conclusion
summarize the topic, generalize interpretations, and provide significance.
Format
for review papers and term papers follow this general structure: Title
abstract
Introduction
Main Analysis section
Conclusion
acknowledgements
References
create an outline
create heading and subheadings usin your information and organize the information under each one.
write iteratively
Deciding topic
select a topic of appeal and importance
reading articles from variety journals can help give ideas about what topics are of interest at the time.
use sources to structure your paper
look at tertiary sources to get ideas, secondary to make an outline, and primary to help you fill out your outline.
References
cite primary and secondary sources as needed
Main analysis section
organize it logically and well
Title
short but informative
Introduction
organize
background, problem, topic of review, overview of content
phrase the topic statement carefully