Medical English Medical English Fall 2010Fall 2010

Week ThreeWeek Three

Guidelines for oral presentation skills and term papers

Introduction to research paper, bibliography, documentation and “plagiarism”

Weekly journal

A moment for reflection and search for the ultimate goal~

Course website:http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/yu-yen/2010MDE.htm

Blog: http://cgumde.wordpress.com/

Guidelines for oral presentationoral presentation skills

Main idea Supporting information Vocabulary tips Questions for discussion **more skills (see PDF)**more skills (see PDF)

Guidelines for research paper

http://cgumde.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/a-guide-for-writing-research-papers/

How to Write an A+ Research Paper

http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html

Eight steps

STEP 1. CHOOSE A TOPICSTEP 2. FIND INFORMATIONSTEP 3. STATE YOUR THESISSTEP 4. MAKE A TENTATIVE OUTLINESTEP 5. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTESSTEP 6. WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFTSTEP 7. REVISE YOUR OUTLINE AND DRAFT             STEP 8. TYPE FINAL PAPER(revision and proofread)

bibliography, references, works cited

Different styles: MLA, APA, Chicago, and so on

MLA Formatting and Style Guide: http://cgumde.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/mla-

style-useful-hyperlinks/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/

747/01/

See sample paper (PDF)See sample paper (PDF)

Our term paper

The length of the term paper is 4-5 pages (TEXT)

At least 3 in-text citations Direct citation Indirect citation or paraphrases

3 entries listed in works cited.

See more PPT materials (Academic writing!)See more PPT materials (Academic writing!)

See sample paper (PDF)See sample paper (PDF)

“plagiarism”

Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else’s work as your own. It is the theft of intellectual property.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

Is It Plagiarism Yet?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/

Listen: plagiarism! Listen: plagiarism!

Plagiarism - Its Nature and Consequences http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/

plagiarism.html The Academic Community’s Guidelines:

The Practice of Documentation

You can avoid plagiarism

When you are taking notes, make sure that you copy all original passages in quotation marks.

Paraphrase by really putting ideas into your own words; go beyond changing a few words. Recognize that paraphrasing of unique ideas and facts also requires citation.

As you write, return to the text and check your paraphrase against the original source to make sure you haven’t unintentionally copied.

Use graphic organizers to restructure your facts and ideas.

Use your own voice to put a new twist on old information. When in doubt, cite! http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/plagdoc.html