Note 5-Lecture 7

Reference Tools Examples:

* EndNote * Mendeley (free tools)
All can help you with:
• Building a library
• Making in-text citations
• Making reference lists and bibliographies

Steps for Quick Analysis of Scientific Articles

To analyze any scientific article, you should perform the
following steps: ‫ﻗﺮاءة ﺳﺮﯾﻌﺔ‬

(1) Skimming the article:
the title, the keywords, the authors’ affiliations, the abstract
or summary, the introduction, the subheading titles and the
conclusion.
TS???
(2) Make a quick guess of this article (thesis statement) (TS)

Thesis statement (TS)

A thesis statement usually appears at the end of the
introductory paragraph of a paper.
It offers a summary of the main point or claim of the
paper or thesis.
It is usually expressed in one sentence.
It is explained through the paper.

• You have to answer the following questions:

• What is the problem or question(s) this research

concerns? If there are additional secondary problems,
identify these too. (1-4 sentences)

* What is the source of the data?

questionnaire, intensive interview, documents, existing
statistical information, observations, laboratory
manipulations, field manipulations, etc.. In some studies
there are two or more sources of data. Give a brief
overview of how the data were acquired. (2-5 sentences)

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 Presentation
A Presentation is meant to show your research findings
It should:
• Reflect the importance of your research
• State your finding and how you did the analysis
• Prompt others to interact and give valuable feedback that can strength your research

Do:
* Practice
*Vary tone of voice
* Keep to time
* If needed, use cards not papers
* Use short and simple sentences
* Look at the audience
* Do not apologize
*Do not put a lot of information in one slide
* Use simple background
* Use the same background in all slides
* Use text color that contrast with the background
* Use a readable font
* The minimum size should be 22 points
* Do not use capital letters for all the sentence
* Create a slide for each main point
* Do not use too much colors
* Don’t fill up your slides with lots of equations
* Introduce your information in a readable way using good graphs and tables
* Do not use animation without need. Use only where it is USEFUL