...Details on Research Summary Papers PSY 388-Cognition, spring 2016 Overview: For each research summary, an article will be provided on Blackboard for your use. Each reading will involve an original research report. Your task will be to read the article and summarize the major sections (introduction, methods, results, discussion). If an article has multiple experiments, you should briefly describe these components for each of the experiments. These summaries will allow you to delve more deeply into some research that was either touched on in your textbook. After summarizing the research, you will provide your own reflection on the article. There will be a total of 4 summary assignments, worth 25 points each, and you will be required to compete all of them. Due Dates: See the course schedule on the syllabus for specific dates. Summaries will be due via SafeAssign by midnight on the date listed. Formatting: No title page is required, but be sure to include your name and the name of the assignment (e.g. Research Summary 1). You will be summarizing each of the sections of the paper (introduction, methods, results, discussion). If it helps to organize your paper with these headings, you may, but it is possible to write your summary with effective transitions and no topic headings. Either way is fine. Use standard formatting (i.e. Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1” margins, double-spaced). Length: While there is no hard-and-fast length requirement, your summary should...
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...Status Ethnicity 7. What is your context? • • • • • • • • • • Large or small audience? What are the expectations? Do current events affect your speech? Outdoors or indoors? Noise? Are appropriate teaching tools available? What is the size of the room? Is the audience seated or standing? Is the room hot or cold? Are there chairs or tables? INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Purposes of the Introduction: To obtain the listener’s attention. To create a favorable first impression; if you lose them here, you may lose them for good. To arouse interest in your subject. To orient the audience to the different parts of your speech. 1. 2. 3. 4. Four Parts to an Introduction: 1. Attention-getting Phase—capture the interest of audience. 2. Orientation Phase—articulate the purpose and identify with audience (why should they listen?). 3. Credibility Phase—what type of expertise do you have? 4. Preview of Main Points—delineate main topics. First: ATTENTION-GETTING PHASE Ask Audience to Physically Move. Create Curiosity. Refer to the Setting or the Occasion. Compliment Your Audience. Use a Startling Statement or Statistic. Use a Quotation. Use Humor. Use a Short Story. Pose a Question. Second: ORIENTATION PHASE Introduce Your Purpose Statement. (Less Formal Than a Thesis Statement in a Paper.) Relate Topic to the Audience. Third: CREDIBILITY State Your Interest, Research, Caring, and Experience in...
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...ADVOCACY ESSAY: PEER REVIEW MEMO When you are ready to review a peer’s essay, open this document in one window and the essay in another window (you’ll be cutting and pasting information from the essay into this memo. Place your cursor in the gray field to record your answer. Refer to specific parts of paper by paragraph number. Reviewer’s Name: Karen Adame Title of Essay Reviewed: Intervention Programs for Youth to Reduce Deliquency Author’s Name: Jessica Leal-Rosas Date: 6/4/13 GENERAL COMMENTS Begin by reading your peer’s essay all the way through. Mark areas that are difficult to read, or don’t make sense, or that you think have some grammatical/usage problems. When you have read through the entire essay, come back and choose up to five sentences/areas that you marked for readability. Copy the text and insert it here, along with the paragraph number. You do not have to identify the error or fix it… just locate problems. No more than five sentences: For the past decades, researchers such as Peter Greenwood have focused their attention… Indeed, any program that is introduced to help reduce… After having read the whole paper through the first time, write out a few “big picture” comments. What one element of the paper do you think needs the most work before your peer turns it in as a final draft? There are several grammar errors and to explain what are concepts such as zero tolerance and get tough on crime. If you had to grade it right now based...
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...DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | INTRODUCTION TO BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS | | Table of Content No | Description | Pages | 1 | Introduction / Objective | 3 | 2 | Methodology | 4 | 3 | Analysis of finding | 5 | 4 | Conclusion | 13 | 5 | Recommendation | 14 | | Introduction ZC International Pte Ltd manufacture soaps, detergent and household products. Industry vision: “We benefit society by contributing to the sustainable improvement of the quality and comfort of life through hygiene and cleanliness in a free, competitive and innovative way”. Our mission is to communicate the value embodied in our industry’s vision and any related policies to all appropriate stakeholders effectively and objectively, while taking these stakeholders’s view into account. It does this by: - working with other organization as appropriate, ensuring stakeholder dialogue; and - to continue environmental progress in the design and marketing of product of package for household laundry detergent. Objective Data were collected by market survey and conducted by Nelso PL and consolidate with energy consumption date provided. The result of the survey can be found in Appendix 1. Methodology A set of value was collected using Personal interviews from adults who are working in Singapore. 30 candidates were selected using the random and convenience sampling methods. Out of the candidates 33.33% were males and 66.67% were females. Age of Candidates Class(years)...
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...crash your parent’s car, because you are too busy looking at your phone? What about when you kill someone’s child because you’re too busy talking to your friend and run a stop light? Will you say “sorry” to the kid’s parents and expect everything to be okay? Saying “sorry” cannot begin to fix some things and preventing those from happening by acting responsibly in the first place is the best you can do. I like the introduction technique with the hypothetical questions. However, you now need to transition into your thesis or central claim, and that central claim needs to come here, at the end of the intro paragraph. Ninety percent of car accidents are caused by human error – driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, speeding recklessly, changing lanes without signaling, passing through red lines, and probably most known of all: distracted driving OK, first of all, don’t begin body paragraphs with statistics. Rarely should you do this. Instead, remember that I want your body paragraphs to begins with subclaims. Secondly, where did you get this statistic? This is not a research paper (you’ll be taught proper research in Composition II). For now, we want you to avoid research sources except your interviews. . Distracted Driving is dangerous and can kill you and those people around you.—THIS is a subclaim. The problem is, it needs to be backed up by the kind of evidence we’ve been talking about in this class—personal evidence and evidence from your interviews. It involves...
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...Elizabeth Ann Armstrong Course Speech (27 WEB 201108) Test Quiz 3 Started 8/29/11 3:09 PM Submitted 8/29/11 3:14 PM Status Completed Score 17 out of 20 points Time Elapsed 4 minutes. Instructions Answer questions. Question 1 .1 out of 1 points Reggie had a speech to prepare. He selected a topic, did his research, and sat down to draft the speech. He outlined the main points first and added the introduction and conclusion later. Is this a "textbook" way to organize a speech? Answer Selected Answer: Yes; your text suggests to start with the body of the speech first, then go back and draft the intro. Correct Answer: Yes; your text suggests to start with the body of the speech first, then go back and draft the intro. . Question 2 .1 out of 1 points The primary objective of class lectures, seminars, and workshops is to Answer Selected Answer: inform. Correct Answer: inform. . Question 3 .1 out of 1 points When you inform, which of the following do you accomplish? Answer Selected Answer: all of the above Correct Answer: all of the above . Question 4 .0 out of 1 points If the central idea is "There are three ways to interpret the stock-market page of your local newspaper," and you organize the speech into three parts, which method are you using to generate the main ideas? Answer Selected Answer: all of the above Correct Answer: logical divisions . Question 5 .1...
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...are important they are not absolute and the best writers are able to strike a balance between these various elements to form a writing style all their own. They are many good examples of good writing yet the best way is to allow one’s own personal experience and personality to come out in one’s writing. One thing on the don’t do list is letting your bias and views of the world stop your from evaluating opposing views and merits with competing points of views and ways of life. Now it begins. Yes, the infamous introduction. Many of my professors told me in the past that I needed to work on my introductions. It wasn’t until I read the book “The Say, I Say “ that I began to grasp the importance of good writing, especially good introductions. Also reading about the “pitch” and how to form one really helped me get more comfortable about my writing .The introduction is good to start with a attention grabber .It may even set the tone for the rest of the essay. Quotes, statistics and profound questions may be a good way to start. This is the hook that you want to use to get your audience engaged into your essay. Now that this is out of the way you want to present your points clearly. One should be carful to spell out the topics to be covered. Many...
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...ENG 124 Essay – Outline Introduction: Think of the introduction as an inverted triangle, starting out broad, and whittling down to a specific point. For this project, your introduction should ideally identify the research already done on this topic and how you will use the element of context to demonstrate the importance of your analysis. * Introduce the topic * Make a general statement about the overall topic you will discuss. Create a “hook” or an attention getter, which briefly explains the broad aspects of the topic. Remember, the hook often does not discuss the texts you are analyzing specifically, but addresses the topic of the texts more generally. Below is a list of different types of attention getters: * Ask a question * A quotation from a different text * An interesting or shocking fact or statistic * A pertinent example * A personal anecdote * Vivid description * Definition (considered very cliché, and possibly “boring”) * Introduce the text/texts and modes of interpretation * Introduce titles and author names * Briefly provide a one sentence summary of the text/texts * Briefly explain the concept, method, theory of interpretation you will use * Provide a clear argument * Define your paper so as to demonstrate the specific interpretation you intend to articulate (Use “metadiscourse” such as “Through the lens of queer theory, I will contend that the short story…”...
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...How to Write a Thesis http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/sen_sem/thesis_org.html How to Write Your Thesis compiled by Kim Kastens, Stephanie Pfirman, Martin Stute, Bill Hahn, Dallas Abbott, and Chris Scholz I. Thesis structure Title Page Abstract Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions Recommendations Acknowledgments References Appendices II. Crosscutting Issues What We Are Looking For Planning Ahead for Your Thesis Writing for an Audience Skimming vs. Reading Order of Writing Figures and Tables Tying the Text to the Data Giving Credit Final Thesis Resources III. Editing Your Thesis Copy Editing Content Editing Avoiding Ambiguity Thesis Length Writing for an International Audience I. Thesis structure Title Page Title (including subtitle), author, institution, department, date of delivery, research mentor(s) and advisor, their instututions and email adresses Abstract A good abstract explains in one line why the paper is important. It then goes on to give a summary of your major results, preferably couched in numbers with error limits. The final sentences explain the major implications of your work. A good abstract is concise, readable, and quantitative. Length should be ~ 1-2 paragraphs, approx. 400 words. Absrtracts generally do not have citations. Information in title should not be repeated. Be explicit. Use numbers where appropriate. Answers to these questions should be found in the abstract: ...
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...extensive control steps – but that results in less efficiency and longer throughput times. The use of isolated systems prevents the timely transfer of information, which leads to further delays and additional costs. And last, but not least, it can result in a considerable amount of the enterprise’s intellectual capital being wasted. The cost of using various isolated systems to collect data for modern knowledge-management systems (statistics, data mining, reporting, exception handling, etc) is simply too high. So much knowledge that could be extracted from the data collected remains untapped. In the industry, there are three different approaches to addressing this root problem. • The first – is the optimization of the existing hybrid system by adapting the existing processes and systems. It goes without saying that such an approach only brings selective and slight improvements. • The second is the introduction of Electronic documentation systems (often described as electronic lab notebooks) that show the paper data in electronic format. While the introduction of such a system brings certain benefits for quality and compliance purposes, the real problem is simply transferred from paper to an electronic format (“paper on glass”) and the hope for...
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...Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center Hamilton College Clinton, NY 13323 INTRODUCTIONS AND THESIS STATEMENTS Introductions The introduction is a key paragraph for both readers and writers. First impressions matter. The reader will be more inclined to read a paper and consider a position if the initial paragraph is clear, organized, and engaging. For the writer, a carefully crafted first paragraph acts as a springboard, establishing the order and direction for the entire paper. The form and content of an introduction depend upon many factors, including the specifics of the assignment, the intended audience, the style of the discipline, and the expectations of your professor. In general, your introduction should • capture the reader’s attention • reflect the question raised by the assignment • provide essential context for your topic • define key terms Most importantly, your introduction should • convey the pattern of organization you will follow in the paper • build to the thesis sentence: a clear, concise statement of the specific position you will explore in your paper Outline first Outline your argument as fully as possible before starting the first draft. Outlining first helps you to see the shape of your argument, making writing the draft much easier. Start focused Avoid broad openers; start your argument right away. Do not open with empty filler such as “Since the beginning of time” or “For thousands of years, men, both good and evil.” Open with a sentence...
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...choosing a major Spatial Ex: states in US Logical Problem solution (AKA- “need-plan”) Topical Least desirable order Very general Ex: describing car in terms of its horsepower Number of Points Depends on topic In our class: minimum of three Be sure you have enough supporting info for each Unity with central idea Relatively equal merit Doesn’t Look at your outlines * Transitions Helps connect your ideas Reviews what was just said Expect for the transition from intro to main idea #1 Previews what will be said next See P147 good examples Introduction Functions: why important Secure attention Establish goodwill Establish credibility Assure a fair hearing Orient audience to your topic Mark your purpose clear Listen relatively Previews the main idea for the speech Last sentence of your introduction 1st How to capture attention First: be sure attention catcher is relevant Music Quotes Statistics Sweet dance moves Be sure to PRACTICE with it and plan for things that may go wrong. Ask audience questions Reh How to establish good will Especially for hostile audiences For persuasive Includes explaining opposing view point It’s a pleasure to be here I feel privileged to have this opportunity to share my thought with you Establish Credibility Tell your audience why you are qualified to speek on the topic Expert...
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...How to Write a Critique The critique is a rigorous critical reading of a passage. As such, it picks up where the objective summary leaves off. In fact, a critique often includes a brief summary so that its readers will be able to quickly grasp the main ideas and proofs of the passage under examination. Critiques come in all shapes and sizes, but a good way to get used to writing critically is to plan your earliest critiques along the following lines. First, read the passage thoroughly. Make plenty of notes, ask lots of questions, and highlight or underline anything you may wish to quote in your paper. Spend some time on this step. It is impossibly to adequately critique something if you don't fully understand it. Next, write a summary. Identify the author's main point (thesis) and list the types of proofs he or she employs to persuade the reader to believe or accept the thesis. For example, does the author use historical anecdotes, quote noted authorities, provide statistical evidence, or appeal to a reader's sense of patriotism or generosity? These are all common types of proofs used in persuasive writing. You should also try to figure out why the author is writing, and to whom. Remember that the purpose of a paper and its intended audience can affect the way the paper is written. Now, set your own agreement or disagreement with the author aside for a moment and investigate the validity of his or her argument. Does the author provide complete and accurate information...
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...other students. Therefore, your teacher may use this to test you on a lot of things. The assignment will also have different aims. With the aim of the paper in mind, your teacher will use this to determine if the research topic ought to be given to you or you have to select the topic on your own. If the teacher wants to have something particular from the students, for example, their level of understanding of interpretation of question, the topic will be provided to the students.If the idea of your topic has been settled, you will have to compose your assignment paper taking into consideration the basic principles of a good research paper. Your assignment paper will start with an introduction, a body, followed by a conclusion. You should not just jump into the introduction. You can only begin the introduction subsequent to conducting some preliminary research on the research paper topic. Preliminary research is what will give an arrangement and a purpose to your paper. This is because you have to know where to start your paper and what direction your paper should take. If you are already...
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...Planning a Presentation © 2013 Learning Development Basic structure (e.g. 20 min presentation) 2 • Introduction (1-2 mins) • Body or discussion: – 3-5 sections (3-5 mins each) • Conclusion (1-2 mins) March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Introduction • Greet the audience • Gain their attention – how? • Tell them what to expect – topic, purpose, outline • ‘Housekeeping’ – documents, questions March 6, 2013 3 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Introduction: tell them what to expect • Topic: – We are discussing the marketing plan of Company X… 4 • Purpose: – We’ll be analysing the current marketing strategy in order to make recommendations for future action • Outline: – We’ll do this through a situational analysis and a SWOT analysis. We will then outline objectives, alternative strategies, and, finally, present an action plan March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au Body of the Presentation • 3-5 Sections – Select key themes/points – Include details to illustrate these – Decide what can be omitted – Don’t have too many visuals • Signpost: introduce & conclude each section 5 March 6, 2013 LD Planning a Presentation | www.newcastle.edu.au The Body (cont’d): ‘signposting’ • Introduce: – Firstly, I’d like to analyse the internal factors for company X… • Conclude: – It is apparent, therefore, that while the company’s capabilities vary, the company’s...
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