This week’s course consisted of an introduction to the various parts of the topic. First of all, writing in academic language is required. Secondly, it is necessary to draw from reliable sources such as formal books, academic journals, and published academic essays.
Another important part is about the structure of the text. The structure of an essay is: Title: Subtitle, Acknowledgements, Abstract, Contents Page, Introduction, Main Body of Text, Appendices.
The most helpful content for me was the introduction to referencing. I formally understood the meaning of citation and referencing.
Citing – a means of referring, within your text, to the sources from which you have obtained information.
Reference – is the detailed description of the item from which you have obtained your information. Bibliography – is the list of sources you have used. The bibliography usually appears at the end of your work and is arranged alphabetically. As well as listing the references you refer to in your text, it may also include details of the material you have also read, which informed your opinion, but was not referred to directly.
Through this introduction I understand when a reference is needed and when it can be left out.
The second part is about the introduction of the article’s argument.
The key elements of an argument include the following:
Statement of problem
Literature review
Precise focus of your research stated as a hypothesis, question, aim, or objective
Method and methodology
Results/evidence
Discussion and conclusion (including implications for future research)