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WRITING SCHOLARLY
PAPERS
WRITING SCHOLARLY
PAPERS
Nancy Marenick
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Nancy Marenick
The Writing Centre
867-5221
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Class Objectives: Understand Class Objectives: Understand
The assignment
How to organize an academic paper
How to use the literature to support key points
How to use APA
Academic fraud
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ProfessionalismProfessionalism
ExamplesExamples
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Professionalism and NursingProfessionalism and Nursing
Reflect on a issue and its connection to contemporary, professional nursing
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PASSION AND CONNECTION
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Topic to Thesis StatementTopic to Thesis Statement
Focal point of your essay
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APA Template and TutorialAPA Template and Tutorial
http://www.mystfx.ca/resources/writingcentre/APA_template_final%20version.pdf
http://apastyle.apa.org/
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APA TutorialAPA Tutorial
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Literature ReviewLiterature Review
Synthesize the literature
Provide the reader with information.
Focus on the published literature.
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Present a clear line of argument.
Back up opinions with facts
Account for differing opinions
Clearly connect sections of the review
Literature ReviewLiterature Review
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Incorporating InformationIncorporating Information
article Point 1 Point 2 Point 3
#1 Whitty-Rogers
pp.32,35,38 pp.37,38 pp. 40-44
#2 MacFarlane
p. 2 pp. 4-10 pp. 10,11,12
#3 Hansen-Ketchum
pp.332-338 p. 340 pp.342 -350
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HeadingsHeadingsLevel Format
1 Centered and Boldface
2 Flush Left and Boldface
3 Indented, boldface, and ending with a period.
4 Indented, boldface, italicized, and ending with a period.
5 Indented, italicized, and ending with a period.
HeadingsHeadings
Assessing Critical Care (Level 1)
Critical Care (Level 2)
Dealing with Crisis
Providing Care
Conclusion
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One AuthorOne Author
Hansen-Ketchum (2004) noted the genetic link to alcoholism . . . .
One recent study found a genetic link to alcoholism . . . (Hansen-Ketchum, 2004).
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Two AuthorsTwo Authors
MacFarlane and Farrell (2004) discussed ……....
The ethical implications were ……… (MacFarlane & Farrell, 2004).
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Three, Four or Five AuthorsThree, Four or Five Authors
Whitty-Rogers, McGibbon, and Shaw (2004) proved that…...
They proved that ….. (Whitty-Rogers, McGibbon, & Shaw, 2004).
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Subsequent Citations Subsequent Citations
MacFarlane et al. (2004) discovered that…….
The research proved that …. (MacFarlane et al., 2004).
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Six or More AuthorsSix or More Authors
Alex et al. (2005) clarified the
results by………..
They clarified their results by….
(Alex et al., 2005).
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Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources
Graham (as cited in Gillis & MacIsaac, 2002) described ……..
The researcher described….. (Graham, as cited in Gillis & MacIsaac, 2002).
Crediting Sources (p.169)Crediting Sources (p.169)Paraphrase carefully
Always cite paraphrases
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