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Quick questions on Referencing and academic conventions: SQA Advanced Higher English dissertation
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What is acknowledge every source?Show answer
Every quotation and every borrowed idea must be acknowledged, whether from a primary text or a critic. Use the centre's chosen system (in-text author and page, or footnotes) consistently. Unacknowledged use of someone else's words or ideas is plagiarism, which is treated seriously in submitted coursework, so when in doubt, reference.
What is integrate quotations accurately?Show answer
Quote accurately and embed short quotations into your own sentences, so the analysis flows and the reader can see exactly what is yours and what is quoted. Long block quotations eat the word count and tempt you into letting the text do the talking; short embedded quotations keep your analysis in control. Reference each quotation in the chosen style.
What is present the dissertation properly?Show answer
Besides the argument, the finished dissertation needs the apparatus of submitted coursework: a word count within 2,500 to 3,500 words, consistent references throughout, and a complete bibliography. Check these before submission, because a strong argument can be undercut by a missing bibliography, an over-length count, or inconsistent referencing that the marker has to untangle.
What is q1?Show answer
What four things besides the argument must a finished dissertation include? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Since SQA prescribes no referencing style, what is the rule? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why must paraphrased ideas from critics be referenced, not only direct quotations? [1 mark]
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