Academic Writing
Document Three
Courtesy: This document was prepared originally for classroom teaching in the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana. The contents are used exclusively for academic purposes.
University of Colombo
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Masters in Information Systems Management (MISM) Degree Program - 2013/14
Academic writing: Good and ethical practices
Session facilitator: Dr. M. Saman Dassanayake, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, Former Invited Professor of Business Administration, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan, and Former Visiting Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Tokyo, Japan
Note: Some materials contained in this document are slightly different from their original appearance in the journal article concerned. As such certain contents were changed exclusively for facilitating the purpose of giving hands-on classroom exercises in point.
Exercises on Paraphrasing
Paraphrase the following:
Case One: China has long been the world’s most populous nation-but no-one knew exactly how populous it was until last week.
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Case Two: Women who wish to complete their education and establish careers before having babies should do so without fear of infertility, a demographer for the Population Council advises.
Courtesy: This document was prepared originally for classroom teaching in the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana. The contents are used exclusively for academic purposes.
University of Colombo
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Masters in Information Systems Management (MISM) Degree Program - 2013/14
Academic writing: Good and ethical practices
Session facilitator: Dr. M. Saman Dassanayake, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, Former Invited Professor of Business Administration, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan, and Former Visiting Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Tokyo, Japan
Note: Some materials contained in this document are slightly different from their original appearance in the journal article concerned. As such certain contents were changed exclusively for facilitating the purpose of giving hands-on classroom exercises in point.
Exercises on Paraphrasing
Paraphrase the following:
Case One: China has long been the world’s most populous nation-but no-one knew exactly how populous it was until last week.
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Case Two: Women who wish to complete their education and establish careers before having babies should do so without fear of infertility, a demographer for the Population Council advises.