Task 1. What makes an academic paper? In your groups‚ brainstorm the requirements of an academic paper. Consider structure‚ style‚ audience‚ purpose of writing. Establish a list of requirements that you can use as a format for any academic papers you have to write during this course and in the future. Structure Style/Tone/Vocabulary Audience Purpose Task 2 Language Focus – Identifying formal and informal texts. Answer these questions for each text (talk with group; no need to
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Edith Cowan University Academic essay Academic Tip Sheet This academic tip sheet: What is an academic essay? • explains the academic essay as an academic style of writing; • looks at the structure of an academic essay; • looks at the main types of academic essays; • explains how to write an academic essay; and • provides you with a quick checklist that covers most aspects of writing an academic essay. For our purposes‚ we can define an academic essay as a document that has a defined structure
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ACADEMIC HONESTY AND THE ONLINE STUDENT ASHLEY R. DOUET LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE INFT101-B75 Academic Honesty and the Online Student Academic misconduct and dishonesty is prevalent in institutions of higher learning‚ especially with online students (Staats‚ Happ & Hagley‚ 2008). The lack of academic honesty affects the integrity of the institutions‚ of degree programs‚ and the character of current and future students (Staats‚ Happ & Hagley‚ 2008). Studies have shown that a student
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Sample #1 My interest in International Relations and my decision to continue my education in this field is the outcome of my profound interest in Asian studies. Majoring in History of India‚ during my final year I became especially interested in the sphere of International Relations and Foreign Policy of India‚ writing my thesis on Indian Foreign Policy during Nehru’s Government and Indian-Chinese relations. Two trips to India 1997 and 1998 allowed me to become better acquainted with this country
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Academic Dishonesty When was the last time you cheated on a test? 60.8% of polled college students admitted to cheating. On that same poll‚ it revealed that 16.5% of them didn’t regret it. academic dishonesty is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. Academic dishonesty may harm you in more ways than you may think. Academic dishonesty can harm individuals in many ways. Students who cheat even once‚ are more likely to engage in cheating in the future‚ which
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My Academic Skills Plan for Taking Notes DIRECTIONS: In this activity‚ you’ll use the Wise Choice Process to design a personal academic skills plan to improve your ability to take notes. Following are the six steps for completing your two-page Academic Skills Plan. See attached examples of how to complete each of the steps. The goals of this Academic Skills Plan are that you: 1) master four new note-taking skills‚ 2) increase learning in your present courses‚ and 3) earn higher grades. Step
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Determination and ambition have been the main reasons for my academic success to far. I personally believe that my academic performance would be improved as I would get more time to concentrate on my academic ambitions if I were to be awarded with this scholarship. I am dedicated to my studies and to my community. Receiving this scholarship will help take a lot of weight off my parents’ shoulders‚ and it will be an advantage to me in achieving my goals. First of all‚ I think I am a worthy contender
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Health & Academics The academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. Health-related factors such as hunger‚ physical and emotional abuse‚ and chronic illness can lead to poor school performance. Health-risk behaviors such as early sexual initiation‚ violence‚ and physical inactivity are consistently linked to poor grades and test scores and lower educational attainment. When children and adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every
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Academic Honesty Paper Edwin Pitti University of Phoenix – Axia College May 29‚ 2013 Benjamin Adams To be able to explain how to avoid plagiarism‚ first we have to understand that academic dishonesty is basically copying the works of others‚ making them as their own. It has been identified as a serious problem that many educational institutions‚ and have generated predictive models to prevent or identify
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University of Phoenix Material Academic Success Answer each question below in at least 75 words per question‚ reflecting on your current abilities‚ and identify resources to strengthen your skills. Refer to the videos‚ readings‚ and other weekly assignments to help you compose your answers. Question Your reflection How would you define academic readiness? Academic readiness is being ready and able to succeed in academic studies. It is being able to form questions‚ answers‚ and study as well
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