Ethically Selecting, Citing, Synthesizing Related Literature Flashcards
What are the 4 characteristics of materials to be cited?
- Recency
- Objectivity
- Relevance
- Conciseness
The materials that should be included in the review should be recent as much as possible
General references: 10 years
Primary, secondary, tertiary reference: 5 years
Recency
Since research is academic and scholarly the materials should not favor any extreme and obvious vested interest aside from delivering facts, information, and findings
Objectivity
Before citing it, it should bear essential information to clarify and depend the issues and concepts of the research being conducted
Relevance
The material must be sufficient enough not too few and not too many to provide researcher and reader strong insight being addressed.
Conciseness
What are the three organization of the review of related literature?
- Chronological
- By topic or concept
- By author or writer
puts emphasis on the timeline of development or the year the materials were written
Chronological
Highlights interrelationship of concepts which support the development of the current study
By topic or concept
To build credibility with the claims that the research would like to stand on, presenting different authors even though they have similar ideas is highly advisable
By author or writer
What are the two ethical ways of citing literature?
- Plagiarism
- Copyright
Republic act no. 8293 otherwise known as “intellectual property code of the philippines” protects and secure the exclusive rights of scientists, inventors, artists, and other gifted citizens to their intellectual property and creations particularly when beneficial to the people
Plagiarism
It pertains to the breach of contract between the authors and the publishers about the coverage or scope of circulation and distribution of the original work
Copyright
Is a way of giving credit to individuals for their creative and intellectual works that you utilize to support your research
- includes author’s name, date, location of the publishing company, journal title, or DOI (digital object identifier)
Citation
Dictates the information necessary for a citation and how the information is ordered, as well as punctuation, and other formatting
Citation style
Citation used by education, psychology, and sciences
APA or (american psychological association)
Citation used by the humanities
MLA (modern language association)
Citation generally used by business, history, and the fine arts
Chicago or turabian style
A professional organization supporting many branches of engineering, computer science, and information technology
IEEE or institution of electrical and electronics engineers
