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may be considered that writing which is personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature

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NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

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it can be more informal in tone, and may even rely more heavily on emotional appeal or the opinions of the author

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NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

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Examples of Academic Text

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book review
reaction paper
books
book report
translations
conference paper
academic journal
abstract
explication

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is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language

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ACADEMIC TEXT

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are based on facts with solid basis

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ACADEMIC TEXT

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is generally quite formal, objective (impersonal) and technical

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ACADEMIC TEXT

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it is formal by avoiding casual or conversational language, such as informal vocabulary or contractions (“don’t” = “do not”)

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ACADEMIC TEXT

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it is impersonal objective by avoiding direct reference to people or feelings and it is based on facts and not on opinions

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ACADEMIX TEXT

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it is technical by using vocabulary specific to the discipline

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ACADEMIC TEXT

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What is Academic Discipline

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To be a good academic writer, you need to learn the specific styles and structures for your discipline

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Academic Discipline examples

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Business
Social Studies
Humanities
Natural Applied Sciences

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There are specific words or vocabulary which are only suited for a specific discipline

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Academic Discipline

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it examines, evaluates, and makes an argument about a literary work

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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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it goes beyond mere summarization

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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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it requires careful close reading of one or multiple texts and often focuses on a specific characteristic, theme, or motif

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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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it uses outside information to support a thesis or make an argument

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RESEARCH PAPER

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are written in all disciplines

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RESEARCH PAPER

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may be evaluative, analytical, or critical in nature

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RESEARCH PAPER

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common research sources include data, primary sources (e.g., historical records), and secondary sources (e.g., peer-reviewed scholarly articles).

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RESEARCH PAPER

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it involves synthesizing this external information with your own ideas

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RESEARCH PAPER

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it is a document submitted at the conclusion of a Ph.D. program

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DISSERTATION

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a book-length summarization of the doctoral candidate’s research

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DISSERTATION

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may be done as a part of a class, in a program of study, or for publication in an academic journal or scholarly book of articles around a theme by different authors

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ACADEMIC PAPERS

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a well-structured text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text

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TEXT STRUCTURES

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two common structures of ACADEMIC TEXT:

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  1. 3 Part essay structure
  2. IMRaD structure
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The three-part essay structure consists of:

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  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. BODY
  3. CONCLUSION
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its purpose is to clearly tell the reader the topic, purpose and structure of the paper

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INTRODUCTION

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it might be between 10% and 20% of the length of the whole paper

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INTRODUCTION

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Three main parts of INTRODUCTION:

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  1. The most general information
  2. The core of the introduction
  3. The most specific information
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“what is the topic about?”

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BODY

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it may elaborate directly on the topic sentence by giving definitions, classifications, explanations, contrasts, examples and evidence

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BODY

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it expounds the specific ideas for the readers to have a better understanding of the topic

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BODY

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if the introduction begins with general information and ends with specific information, the conclusion moves in the opposite direction

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CONCLUSION

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begins by briefly summarizing the main scope or structure of the paper

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CONCLUSION

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confirms the topic that was given in the introduction

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CONCLUSION

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ends with a more general statement about how this topic relates to its context

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CONCLUSION

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“Mirror image” of the introduction

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CONCLUSION

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sections of the IMRaD structure

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INTRODUCTION
METHODS
RESULTS and DISCUSSION

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usually depicts the background of the topic and the central focus of the study

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INTRODUCTION

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lets your readers know your data collection methods, research instrument employed, sample size and so on

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METHODOLOGY

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states the brief summary of the key findings or the results of your study

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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it is an argument about the work that expresses a writer’s personal perspective, interpretation, judgement, or critical evaluation of the work

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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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its purpose is to demonstrate why the author used specific ideas, word choices, or writing structures to convey his or her message

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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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How to create a LITERARY ANALYSIS

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  1. Read the text closely several times
  2. Brainstorm a list of potential topics
  3. Think about what the author is trying to say
  4. Select a topic that has sufficient evidence
  5. Write a working thesis
  6. Make an extended list of evidence
  7. Refine the thesis
  8. Organize the evidence
  9. Interpret the evidence
  10. Create a rough draft
  11. Revise the analysis
  12. Proofread
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This type of analysis typically focuses on mapping onto the piece one or more theories related to it and fleshing out the relationships between them

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Theoretical

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this is based on a thorough look into the literary work to discover nuances and details that appear minor but offer significance

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Close Reading

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This analysis can offer you a deeper insight into the author’s choices regarding the language

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Close Reading

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is a highly subjective essay that explores how various elements of the work under consideration relate to your personal experiences

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Applied Analysis

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puts the literary work in a broader context by directly comparing it to similar writings or other works by the same author.

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Comparative or synergistic; Comparative Analysis

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aims to focus on external elements related to the piece, such as the historical framework or the social peculiarities of the time and place in which the story occurs.

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Contextual or historical; Contextual Literary Analysis

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is a mode of paragraph development that answers questions

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DEFINITION

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is important because it clarifies the meaning of a word or concept and it also limits the scope of that particular word or concept

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DEFINITION

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an ode of paragraph development

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DEFINITION

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is needed to define abstract concept

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EXTENDED DEFINITION

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allows your to broaden your definition

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EXTENDED DEFINITION

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DEFINITIONS EXAMPLE:

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Amazing: astounding,
surprising, stunning

Brave: courageous, valiant,
heroic

Cohesive: united,
connected, close-knit

Cunning: keen, sharp, slick

Fertile, fruitful, abundant,
productive

Injured: damaged,
wounded, harmed

Intelligent: brilliant, clever,
smart

Kindle: ignite, inflame, burn

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It is a formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc, as found in dictionary

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DEFINITION

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TYPES OF DEFINITION

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FORMAL DEFINITION
INFORMAL DEFINITION
EXTENDED DEFINITION

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FORMAL DEFINITION consists of:

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The 3 Parts:
- Term
- Class or Concept
- Traits

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based upon a concise, logical pattern that includes as much information as it can within a minimum space.

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FORMAL DEFINITION

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The writer uses known words or examples to explain an unknown terms.

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INFORMAL DEFINITION

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is a one or more paragraphs that attempt to explain a complex term

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EXTENDED DEFINITION

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It is needed to define an abstract concept

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EXTENDED DEFINITION

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It allows you to broaden your definition using analogy, metaphors, comparison and contrast, descriptions, analysis, function, etymology, and semantic origin

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EXTENDED DEFINITION

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They are ideas and principles that are associated with something abstract

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CONCEPT

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an article about gender differences in 1985. It talks about how some men dislikes being a man because of socially constructive ideas of manhood. It talks about the concept of a man of the author and the society

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BEING A MAN

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are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, in speech, or in thought

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CONCEPT

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they are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs

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CONCEPT

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they play an important role in all aspects of cognition

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CONCEPT

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help organize thinking

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CONCEPT

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assist ability to think and communicate with the speed and efficiency

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CONCEPT

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CONCEPT EXAMPLES

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POVERTY CYCLE
AMERICAN DREAM
METACOGNITION
WRITING PROCESS
PARANOIA

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3 Basic elements concept

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CATEGORY
CONCEPT
TRAITS

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is a collection of instances which are treated as if they were the same

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CATEGORY

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refers to all the knowledge that one has about a category

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CONCEPT

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particular characteristic, quality, or tendency is inherent in someone or something

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TRAITS

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KINDS OF CONCEPT

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FORMAL CONCEPT
NATURAL CONCEPT

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clearly defined by a set of rules, a formal definition, or a classification system

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FORMAL CONCEPT

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acquired through everyday perception and experiences

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NATURAL CONCEPT

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MEANING OF CONCEPTS

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DENOTATIVE
CONNOTATIVE

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exact dictionary definition of a word or concept

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DENOTATIVE

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emotional or personal meaning of a concept

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CONNOTATIVE

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can begin with a synonym, a brief phrase, or a formal
sentence that explains the term/field in its most basic form

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DEFINITION

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derives from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία (etumología),
itself from ἔτυμον (étumon)

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Etymology

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Finish this sentence:

meaning “true ____ or sense of _____”

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“true sense or sense of a truth”

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refers to a word or morpheme

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ETYMON

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explaining by comparing two dissimilar topics, where the second is familiar to the audience

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DEFINITION BY USING ANALOGY

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is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison

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DEFINITION BY METAPHORS

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are a form of figurative language, which refers to words or expressions that mean something different from their literal definition

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DEFINITION BY METAPHORS

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comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.

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DEFINITION BY COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

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the act, process, art, or technique of describing or picturing in words

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DEFINITION BY USING DESCRIPTION

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is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it.

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DEFINITION BY USING ANALYSIS

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is the normal action of something or how something
works

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DEFINITION BY USING FUNCTION

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is the study of language and its meaning

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DEFINITION BY USING SEMANTICS ORIGIN

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was first used by Michel Bréal, a French philologist in 1883,

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SEMANTICS

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SEMANTICS was first used by

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Michel Bréal, a French philologist in 1883,

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refers to an academic or research paper that is written with the primary purpose of identifying and explaining an idea or concept

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CONCEPT PAPER

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may also be written to provide an overview of a project by summarizing what it’s about

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CONCEPT PAPER

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useful for student and entrepreneurs alike

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CONCEPT PAPER

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Purposes of a CONCEPT PAPER

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  1. Serves as a foundation of the full proposal
  2. Helps determine whether a certain project is feasible or not
  3. Used to pique the interest of the potential funding
  4. Used to obtain informal feedback on the ideas prior to preparing the full proposal
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way of explaining a concept

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DEFINITION
EXPLICATION
CLARIFICATION

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a method of identifying a term and making its meaning clearer

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DEFINITION

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a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes, or passages are taken away from a literary or academic work and then interpreted and explained in detailed way

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EXPLICATION

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entails the analysis of the concept by looking at the examples

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CLARIFICATION

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elements of a concept paper

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i. Introduction
ii. Purpose, Need, or Rationale
iii. Project Description
iv. Support or Budget
v. Contact Information

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guidelines in WRITING

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  1. Cost and methodology should be reasonable
  2. Budget, methodology, and timeline should be clearly mentioned
  3. Use statistics and figures when discussing the rational for the project
  4. Limit to only 5 pages or less (excluding the title page). Do no overwhelm the readers with unnecessary details
  5. Never request funding for planning the proposal
  6. Refrain from using jargon when your targeted readers are not professionals or experts
  7. Include the overview of the budget if it is required or you may simply include the type of support you require or need
  8. Be sure that the basic format details are incorporated, such as page numbers
  9. Cite your references
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is a document which summarizes what your project is about, why it is important, and how you intend to carry it out.

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CONCEPT PAPER

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It consists of the topic under research, the hypothesis that you seek to approve or disprove, research questions, data required, and methods of obtaining

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CONCEPT PAPER

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____ Identify how you will analyze, interpret, and present the data

____Develop a research hypothesis from each of the research questions that you
have listed

____ Identify the kind of data you need to answer these hypothetical questions and
how you will gather the data

____Write down the research questions you need to research on depending on the
idea you have chosen

____Come up with a research topic that genuinely interests you

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  1. Come up with a research topic that genuinely interests you
  2. Write down the research questions you need to research on depending on the
    idea you have chosen
  3. Develop a research hypothesis from each of the research questions that you
    have listed
  4. Identify the kind of data you need to answer these hypothetical questions and
    how you will gather the data
  5. Identify how you will analyze, interpret, and present the data
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How you will gather the data?

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Data can either be

primary

secondary,

qualitative or quantitative.

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difference b/w primary

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  • real time data
  • sure about sources of data
  • help to give results/ finding
  • costly and time consuming process
  • avoid biasness of response
  • more flexible
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difference b/w secondary data

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  • past data
  • not sure about of sources of data
  • refining the problem
  • cheap and no time consuming process
  • can not know in data biasness or not
  • less flexible
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“NUMERICAL” data

“CATEGORICAL” data

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(QUANTITATIVE DATA)

(QUALITATIVE DATA)

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STRUCTURE OF CONCEPT PAPER

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  1. The Title Page
  2. Introduction and statement of the problem
  3. Value of the study
  4. A preliminary literarture review
  5. State the research goals or obectives
  6. Write down all the research
  7. The Research Hypothesis
  8. State the Methodology you inted to use
  9. A timeline for completion of each element of the research project
  10. Outline citation
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You should begin with a title that fully summarizes what the project you are carrying out is about.

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THE TITLE PAGE

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This serves as the most important part of the concept paper.

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INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

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You need to back up your passion for the topic under research with solid literature that supports the topic,

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A PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW

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This is a broad statement or statements of what the research seeks to achieve

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STATE THE RESEARCH GOALS OR OBJECTIVES

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It should start with ‘to’ and answer the questions who, what, when, which, or how

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STATE THE RESEARCH GOALS OR OBJECTIVES

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These are important as they will direct you on every research area

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WRITE DOWN ALL THE RESEARCH

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stem from the research topic or the research
questions and are, therefore, easy to draft

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THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

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They are a statement of the situation you anticipate based on some prior knowledge you have, even before you carry out the research

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THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

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states the ‘how’ of carrying out the research.

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STATE THE METHODOLOGY YOU INTEND TO USE

or just METHODOLOGY

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important to lay out just how much time you may need to complete each element of the research project

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A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF EACH ELEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT

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In this section, you need to set a time frame that is realistic.

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A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF EACH ELEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT

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defines an idea or a concept and explains its essence in order to clarify the “whatness” of that idea or concept.

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CONCEPT PAPER

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starts with an expanded definition, either formal or informal, of the term or the concept and proceeds with an expanded definition and an analytic description of the aspects of the concept

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CONCEPT PAPER

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is completed prior to the dissertation proposal and serves as a development tool and summary of the planned dissertation

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RESEARCH CONCEPT PAPER

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is a brief document

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CONCEPT PAPER

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may range from as few as 2-3 pages to as many as 10-20 pages

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CONCEPT PAPER

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its essential point is to explain the importance of a particular research project.

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CONCEPT PAPER

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initiates the dissertation phase of a doctoral degree which follows the completion of necessary coursework and training, and represents a culmination of the student’s learning

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CONCEPT PAPER

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is a student’s final academic effort to synthesize course material by applying their learning to a research project

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DISSERTATION

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acts as a summary of this project

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CONCEPT PAPER

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although highly abridged, is comprised of many of the same items found in a dissertation

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CONCEPT PAPER

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provides a tentative title for the dissertation

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TITLE PAGE

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should be a stand-alone statement that can fully describe the project by summarizing the main idea of the manuscript

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TITLE PAGE

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should concisely identify the variables being investigated and the relationship among those variables (American Psychological Association [APA], 2010)

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TITLE PAGE

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provides the purpose for the research

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

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introduces the problem under investigation, addresses why the researcher wants to investigate this problem

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

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one of the most important sections of the Concept Paper; its serves to gain the reader’s attention and support

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

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provides identification of major literature that supports and validates the topic

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PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW

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offers the student an opportunity to analyze and synthesize past research in the context of their present problem

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PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW

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provides a broad or abstract intention, including the research goals and objectives

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GOAL STATEMENT

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This part of the Concept Paper tells the reader “who, what and when” regarding the research goal.

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GOAL STATEMENT

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provides a preliminary view of the questions the student will investigate

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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are based on theory, past research, experience, and need

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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provides the student’s best idea on how to conduct the research and analyze the data

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AN ABRIDGED METHODOLOGY

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the goals and objects identified in previous sections of the Concept Paper should relate to the research methods described in this section

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AN ABRIDGED METHODOLOGY

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for the concept paper, this is simplified or summarized, serving as a general outline of the methods that will be employed

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AN ABRIDGED METHODOLOGY

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provides a range of time for completion of the project, highlighting key elements for each stage of the project

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TIMELINE

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This element is unique to the Concept Paper and provides the student structure for managing sections of the project within a realistic time frame

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TIMELINE

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provides references to the material cited in the literature review and elsewhere in the Concept Paper

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REFERENCES

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Paperman

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REACTION PAPER; by WALKT DISNEY ANIMATION directed by John Kahrs

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