Research Fbk.

Here are some general comments on your work – in awhich I am trying to pinpoint areas that need attention…

6 or seven of you managed marks of 16/17.  Well done.  You followed instructions and did well.

At the bottom end I am afraid there were a considerable number who didn’t make the 10/20 threshhold, mainly by reason of failure to fiollow instructions.

So:

1. Please follow instructions precisely – this is Master’s level after all
2. I asked for proper use of the Harvard system and for a « quotation » for each of your A&O.  I gave you links to a great site explaining how to use Harvard and to ‘citethisforme’.  Many simply did not follow the instructions.  Put your quotes in « ….. » and if they are long … italicise them and indent them for effect.  You MUST then give (author surname, date).  No need for the full bibliographic refernce in the text or in a footnate – just in the bibliog.
3. If you don’t give your source in the text it is plagiarism!
4. You must always enable the reader to look at a quote / paraphrase in the text and enable the reader to find it in the bibliography…. without (name, date) in the text the reader can’t do this.
5. Try to write your A&O in the ‘active mode’: « To investigate, identify, consider ….. »
6. Beware unsupported assertions in any research work – you can’t just say « X is the best on the market » unless you have proof!