Get Ahead Stay Ahead: Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
When:
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Venue:
Online
The ability to summarise, paraphrase and quote what you read is an essential and complex academic writing skill. They are key to good academic writing, creating a sound academic argument and demonstrating your understanding of the material. These skills are also crucial to reading and note-making for academic purposes and to integrating your material into your writing. This session will identify the differences between summarising, paraphrasing and quoting and the importance of – and how and when to - summarise, paraphrase or quote.
This online workshop will take place on a link found within the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle Module.
The resources and recordings will be found after the workshops on the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module (student login required) in the Get Ahead, Stay Ahead section.
This workshop will repeat on Wednesday 21st September.
Birkbeck Study Skills also run study and writing skills workshops throughout the academic year.
Please note these workshops are intended for current or prospective Birkbeck College students only.
This year’s full series of pre-sessional workshops is as follows:
Study skills:
1. Time management and organising your studies
2. Apps and software for study and organisation
3. Academic reading, lectures and note-making techniques
4. Academic reading and note-making using apps and software
5. Developing your concentration & focus for study
6. Critical thinking skills
7. Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
8. Introduction to Birkbeck IT - an online live demonstration
Writing skills:
1. Writing essays and assignments: an overview
2. Essay and assignment writing using apps and software
3. Writing Style: Academic writing conventions
4. Writing Structure: paragraphs and signposting language
5. Writing Grammar: Sentences and punctuation
Contact name:
Sara Steinke