Lesson 3. Referencing and Note Taking Skills (Purposive Communication).pptx

A PowerPoint for Chapter 9: Lesson 3 in Purposive Communication

1. Referencing and Note Taking Prepared by: Mark Manaois Lesson 3

2. At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • To define what is Referencing • Cite the Three Methods of Taking Notes • To identify the Importance of Taking Notes Learning Objectives:

3. Introduction In this lesson, concepts and methods of referencing and note-taking will be discussed.

4. Highlights of the Topic REFERENCING AND NOTE-TAKING

5. What is referencing? Referencing is used to tell the reader where ideas from other sources have been used in an assignment. There are many reasons why it is important to reference sources correctly It shows the tender that you can find and use sources to create a solid argument
It properly credits the originators of ideas, theories, and research findings
It shows the reader how your argument relates to the big picture

6. What do we mean by referencing? When we use specific words or even just an idea from another author in our work, this needs to be formally acknowledged, this acknowledge is called citing (now spelling) or referencing.

7. Taking Notes Note-taking (sometimes written as note taking or note taking) is the practice of recording information from different sources and platforms. By taking notes, the writer records the essence of the information, freeing their mind from laving to recall everything Despite the volume of sources to read, it is essential to take down notes from the materials you think will be useful in the crafting of your academic paper.

8. Careless note-taking is one of the major factors in unintentional plagiarism. It is very easy to cut and paste information, and lose track of the sources you used or mix what you burrowed with your own notes. Note Taking Skills

9. Key Takeaways When taking notes:
Keep track of all the sources you used
Distinguish between what you took from the sources and what are your own thoughts

10. Three methods of taking notes 1. Collect information word for word
2. Collect and paraphrase right away
3. Use a digital notebook

11. Collect information word for word • Write down the citation information
• Copy the exact text and put it in quotation marks
• Add your own thoughts in a different colour Three methods of taking notes

12. Three methods of taking notes 2. Collect information and paraphrase right away

• Write down the citation information
• Paraphrase
• Your own thoughts in a different colour

13. Three methods of taking notes 3. Use a digital notebook
If you like to read digitals tiles, you may want take notes with OneNote (free for KPU students with Office 365)

• Paste the file you are reading in the notebook • Make notes of key information, paraphrases and analysis alongside the digital file

14. Thank you for listening!!

15. Reference: Source: Adapted from McMaster University (2009) Three column note taking Jucademieintegrity /student/ typeofad plagiarism/3ColmNote.html