PPD1041 LECTURE ACADEMIC WRITING

ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS

SOFT SKILL AND
VOLUNTEERISM

PPD1041

MOHAMAD HILMI BIN IBRAHIM

LECTURE OUTLINE

What is Key in writing and
academic writing process

writing Plagarism
and ethical
Rules of
acedemic issue

writing

What is Academic
Writing

writing which communicates ideas, information and
research to the wider academic community.
writing refers to a style of expression that researchers use to
define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and
specific areas of expertise.

Why need academic writing & library skills?

• Scientists require the key skills of information literacy &
writing skills, to use and communicate information in an
appropriate and effective manner.
• Writing & information skills are an immensely important &
powerful tool in the academic world.

Key in Writing

• 6 Ws key in writing
1. Who? Who is this writing audience?
2.What? What is the important of the document?
3.When? How soon does it need to be submitted?
4.Why? For what reason is it being written?
5.Where? Where is the document going?
6.How? How will the document be distributed?

The writing process

• There are 5 steps in the writing process:
1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Presenting

The writing styles

Clarity of expression

Grammarly example

Quillbot example

Coherence

Scholarcy example

Rules of academic writing

Rules of academic writing

Rules of academic writing

1.Use a dictionary/computer grammar & ‘spellcheck’.
2.Be cautious with your ‘spellchecker
3.Proof reading is essential before submitting your

assignment.
4.A fresh eye is good friend/relative.
5.Give yourself enough time to write your assignments. Start

as early as you can.

PLAGIARISM AND ETHICAL ISSUES

1.Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s words or ideas
without proper acknowledgement

2.All research is based on a foundation of scientific
knowledge

3.Anytime you write about this knowledge, you must cite
the source unless the information is common
knowledge

Turnitin example

Rules for Avoiding Plagiarism

1. Differentiate between exact words vs. ideas
2. When you cite someone’s ideas, they should be

paraphrased or summarized (i.e. rewritten in your own
words).
3.The citation source should be provided. Any time you
use exact wordsor phrases from the citation they must
appear in quotation marks.

Mendeley example

Rules for Avoiding Plagiarism

1.Differentiate between exact words vs. ideas
2.When you cite someone’s ideas, they should be

paraphrased or summarized (i.e. rewritten in your own
words).
3.The citation source should be provided. Any time you
use exact wordsor phrases from the citation they must
appear in quotation marks.

How to avoid plagiarism?

Seven Steps for Successful Paraphrasing

1. Read the original a few times.
2. Put the original passage aside
3. Take some notes on the main id as from memory.
4. Write your paraprase - try rearranging ideas in a different order.
5. Check your paraphrase with the original.
6. If there are any phrases that are identical to phrases from he original, either
put quotation marks around them.
7. Cite your source according to the citation style you are required to use.

Examples

Scenario of Academic Integrity

Scenario of Academic Integrity

Thank You