Thursday, 13 December 2012

INFORMATION LITERACY ( Eight Week Reflection )


                                                        
                                                         "EIGHT WEEK 
                                                                                                                 REFLECTION" 

                                                
    Week 7 has finished and week started with week 8. To be honest week 8 was for me an interesting week and I have learned and gained a lot of new things which I have not known before. We started with week 8 session 1 Citation & Documenting Information Sources. The lecturer gave us brief information about Citation & Documenting Information Sources. Firstly, we studied Documenting Online Journals. After studying this lesson I am fully able to understand how to do citation for Documenting Online Journals. Next, we had a discussion during discussion we had to response for a question the question was, How do you do the bibliography if the information that you get is from website. We all have tried our best to find the best answer for the question which has been given us during discussion. The activity was immensely interesting and i have gained some experience and learned about bibliography.


     Furthermore, we studied Choosing Text to Integrate. Choosing Text to Integrate are ….
  • Read the entire text, noting the key points and main ideas.
  • Summarize in your own words what the single main idea of the essay is.
  • Paraphrase important supporting points that come up in the essay.
  • Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages that you believe should be quoted directly.


Moreover, we studied about Quoting. Quotations must be identical to the original.
       Quotations use a narrow segment of the source.
       They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.
       Use quotes when the actual words are so integral to the discussion that they cannot be replaced.
       Use quotes when the author’s words are so precisely and accurately stated that they cannot be paraphrased.




    Last but not list, we have also studied paraphrasing. Below are some tips on how to do paraphrasing.

Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words”
       Attribute paraphrases to their original sources.
       Paraphrases are usually shorter than, but may be the same length as the original passage.
       Paraphrases take a more focused segment of the source and condense it slightly. 

                     

    Over all, the information which I have learned in class was immensely useful and it can help me a lot in my studies. After studying these lessons I am fully able to understand that what citation is all about and how to apply that. To be honest, it was a precious week for me and I have gained and learned a lot of new things.

Sincerly,

Said Abid s/o Said Tahir

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