Lesson 4

Question 1

It is the pursuit of intellectual engagement in an open, truthful and responsible behavior.

Answer 1

• Academic Integrity

Question 2

Forms of Academic Dishonesty

Answer 2

• Cheating
• Plagiarism
• Fabrication
• Obtaining unfair advantage
• Supporting academic dishonesty
• Misinterpretation of records
• Illegal access to academic or administrative records

Question 3

A style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and specific areas of expertise.

Answer 3

• academic writing

Question 4

A composition that discusses a topic from a personal viewpoint.

Answer 4

Essay

Question 5

What is the purpose of an essay?

Answer 5

• to explain or prove a point

Question 6

5 Main types of essays

Answer 6

1. Persuasive
2. Descriptive
3. Narrative
4. Expository
5. Argumentative

Question 7

Three general stages in writing an essay

Answer 7

1. Pre-Writing Stage
2. Writing Stage
3. Post-Writing Stage

Question 8

Graphical or textual technique for visualizing connections between several ideas or process of information.

Answer 8

• Idea mapping

Question 9

In this technique, every idea is placed in an index card. This allows the researcher to experiment with changes in the sequence of ideas before the writing stage begins.

Answer 9

• Story boarding

Question 10

A systematic and logical representation of how the paper will look like.

Answer 10

• outlining

Question 11

General parts of an essay

Answer 11

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion

Question 12

Establishes a claim or argument, and ensuing topic sentences that support and
develop that claim. It is the main idea or controlling idea of a paper or essay.

Answer 12

• Thesis statement

Question 13

Usually, the first sentence of a paragraph but sometimes the last sentence or in
another position in the paragraph. It identifies for the reader the main point of a paragraph.

Answer 13

• Topic sentence

Question 14

Common sentence writing mistake

Answer 14

• Sentence fragment
• Run-on sentences

Question 15

This format was first developed in 1929 to form a standardized way for researchers in science fields to document their sources.

Answer 15

• APA reference style

Question 16

A “systematic investigation into a problem or situation, where the intention is to identify facts and/or opinions that will assist in solving the problem or dealing with the situation”.

Answer 16

• academic research

Question 17

Academic Research Parts

Answer 17

• Preliminary Parts (Title, Abstract, Keywords)
• The Research Article (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussions)
• Supplementary (Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References, Appendices)