Academic Writing: Stages, Strategies, and Research Process

This report provides detailed information about the three main stages of academic writing, including collecting information, drafting, and revising. It also discusses five effective strategies for writing and the seven-step research process. Additionally, it explores the principles of plagiarism and offers suggestions to avoid it.

MED 6033 Academic Writing

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Question 1........................................................................................................................................1
Question 2........................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
The entire report focuses on academic writing. In this report various steps of writing process is
being mentioned (Smith, 2019). Along with the various strategies of writing is also elaborated in
this report. This report also stated seven steps of research procedure.
Question 1
Writing is the procedure which has been divided into three main stages such as collect
information and material draught and draught again and revises significantly. The entire writing
procedure works on these three procedures.
Collect information and material
Think and decide
The first process of writing is that the writer must collect all the materials information and ideas
so that writer understands the overall topic and assignment. It is very important for the writer to
decide the topic in which they want to write and also gather all the necessary information for the
topic. Another thing which the writer has to make sure is that they must know who will be the
reader and as per the reader they must collect relevant information. For example writer must
know it is an essay or research paper and as per the topic they must collect information
(Mirahayuni, 2019). If it is an essay then the writer must select the topic first then conduct a
research and at last create an essay. Like the topic of easy is impact of covid 19 on retail
industry. So as per the topic writer will gather information.
Draft and draft again
This is the second stage of writing process. In this writer cases on writing and also arrange the
idea and collected information.
Write
This is the second stage and which writer put all the information which they have gathered about
the topic and started writing. For example the topic was impact of covid-19 on Retail Industry so
now the writer will started writing about this topic and mention all the collected information in a
accurate format.
Revise significantly
This is the final stage which involves several drafts which continue to sharpen the overall
insights about the written topic.
Make it better
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This is the last stage and it is the responsibility of writer to read all the things which they have
jotted.
Proofreading
This is the last stage of the entire writing process and in this stage it is the responsibility of writer
that the most proof read all the written documents that no errors and mistakes can be found. For
example the entire written report has been done on the topic of impact of covid-19 on Retail
Industry so it is the high time that The Reader must become a critical reader and find out their
own mistakes. In this stage writer has to do formatting of the entire document as well.
five strategies
Start as soon as possible
It is common for every writer that we should start the academic paper as soon as possible so that
they might get proper time to think and write. Starting the paper earlier will help them to meet
the deadlines. When write a start the paper earlier than they will get time to properly read the
questions and instructions this will help the writer to understand what the paper is supposed to
talk about.
Focus on the task
Discipline and determination is very important for the writer. So writer should focus on the task.
Writer must write productive information in the academic paper.
Choices of correct word
It is very important for the right on whenever they are writing in academic report so the selection
of word should be formal and accurate. Write a should not choose to Hard words and do not
make the entire report complicated. Writer should avoid selecting those words which are
confusing and inappropriate and creating miscommunication for the reader as well. Writer
should not use slag and Technical login in the academic.
Short paragraph
Write a most used short paragraph and break the paragraph in the entire academic. When the
writer started writing in short paragraphs then it will made the entire pre paper more presentable
and easy to read for all (Jureczko, 2017). This is the strategy to make the paper more effective
and flexible. It is very necessary to create proper structure and arrange the paper logically so that
it becomes easy for the reader as well.
Editing
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This is the last strategy but very important strategy writer should edit the entire academic paper
and polish them. It will help The Reader to identify grammar and spelling mistakes so that it will
look good and more visible for the reader.
These are the major five strategies which is being applied by the writer in writing the academic
paper so that the entire paper become more productive and reliable.
Question 2
7 steps of research process
Generating research ideas
This is the first stage in which writer generates research Idea and topic. For example writer will
choose such topic which is of their interest and started finding about that topic. For example
writer has selected topic which is the increased uses of alcohol and beverages by young students.
First part the research writer will find out what has made the young students to use beverages
and alcohol. Title will try to find out main concepts about the beverages and young students.
Formulate research problem
After analysing the research topic this is the second stage in which the title need to find out
research problem. In this title will find out the background information about the topic apart from
this what resources should be used is also a research problem for them. Various information
available in front of the researchers so it is another issue that what information should be
collected and what should left. And other issues that the research must be relevant as per the
topic and researcher should find out accurate information.
Develop hypothesis for Research question
Research question is very necessary for the entire research process in this title will find out what
are the reasons behind choosing such topic. For example I will find out what are the reasons
behind taking alcohol and beverages by the college students (Al-Jarrah and et.al2018). What is
the impact of taking alcohol and bridges by the students on their health?
Design study to test hypothesis in Research
This is the Fourth step of research process in which hypothesis and Research question will get
tested. This can be done by collecting information by the sources so that the researcher will get
to know do they have collected the information or not. Find internet resources as well in which
they will get some local materials and directories that writer will get accurate information about
the selected topic.
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Data collection
In this stage researcher will collect data from various resources. Researcher can collect the data
from primary and secondary resources. For example if the researcher take interview and survey
of young students who indulged in taking alcohol and beverages then the researcher will get
accurate information about the topic (Odena and et.al 2017). This process of collecting
information is known as primary research. It is little time consuming process for the researcher
but it will provide accurate result as per the need of the researcher. Another way off getting
information is secondary sources. Secondary sources state about the available information and
Research which is being done by somebody else in the past but made available on the Internet
and newspaper and general so that others can also use that information. This is value point and
easy method of collecting information for the researcher because it does not consume time of
researcher. So the researcher will get accurate data for the research. Example if the researcher
collect the data on the selected topic by Google or by any journal so this well known as
secondary research.
Analyse and interpretation of data
In this stage the researcher will interpret all the data. Researcher will prepare various graphs
charts and diagrams so that they may know appropriate and accurate result. In this step
searchable assign meaning to all the collected information and also focuses on conclusion and
will implement various findings. In this process the entire data will be represented in the
mathematical manner and terms. As the data has been collected from multiple sources so in the
method of data interpretation of the data with that is standardized format and produce quality and
subjective information.
Communication result
This is the last step of entire research procedure. In this the researcher will communicate all the
results about the topic which they have selected for the research. For example by collecting all
the data and gathering information on the topic which is the use of alcohol and beverages by
young students. As per the research scholar will get to know how many students are involved in
taking alcohol and beverages and what are the reasons that made them to take alcohol and
beverages all this information will be gathered by the researcher now the researcher will put
accurate data in their research report.
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So this is the entire seven steps of research process which is being done by each and every
scholar whenever they conduct any research on the topic.
Question 2.
Five principles of governing plagiarism
Education
The charges of Plagiarism increases in the writing assignment which is being given to the writer
by their students or any other person they can copy things from internet in their academic
(Overton and et.al2021). By Plagiarism students my defeat the main motive of assignment and
their assignment do not meet the education purpose.
Attribution of credit
This is one of the fundamental principle of plagiarism that sometimes writer steal the ideas and
opinions of other person. After stealing the innovative idea about others writer do not give any
kind of credit to their attribution. In this principle writer focuses on writing skills so that the
chances of plagiarism can be reduced.
Maintain scholarly Discourse
The main objective and purpose of writing is to allow the writer to learn new things and also
generate some innovative ideas. Spot this principle individual must consider and respond to the
ideas and suggestions of other people as well. Apart from this it is the responsibility of writer
that they should not track the data from two sources otherwise it makes the entire process more
difficult for The Reader (Vajaradul and et.al 2021). To avoid Plagiarism it is the best way that
individual must take ideas from other people apart from this they may take the help of internet
but at the end they should generate their own ideas instead of stealing others. For example the
main purpose of providing various academic writing to the student is to develop their on capacity
inability to write on any topic but if they take help from Plagiarism then it will shows that
individual do not have norms and not following any kind of culture.
Academic integrity
Academic integrity States about the practices of presenting themselves on the academic work.
This principle states that whatever work has been assigned to the individual must complete with
trust and following all the norms of education. All the great since course will become meaningful
when the accuracy reflects in the learning and work. For example if the students are getting high
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marks with the help of cheating and Plagiarism then there is no meaning of such marks because
they do not understand the things in deep.
Intellectual property
This is the last principal of plagiarism which states about the rules and expectations. As per the
principal the author and publisher must be someone who genuinely write the academic work.
This state about the legal concern which prevent misusing of intellectual property by the writer.
For example any person who did not write the academic work but even though put their name in
the entire work this will also a crime and known as plagiarism.
Two steps to avoid plagiarism
After analysing the principles two steps have been suggested so that the chances of magnetism
can be mitigated.
Proofread
Proofreading is one of the effective ways to avoid plagiarism. With the help of proofreading title
will get to know if there is any similarity being found in their own article and others which is
being published by somebody else in the past. By proofreading the chances of errors and
mistakes also get (Hudon and et.al 2018). Along with this title should also visited those sites
where they have collected the sources so that by proofreading writer will get to know whether
there is any plagiarism present or not. With the help of proofreading title will also get best
articles and then read write about the same in their own language this will help the writer to
minimise the chances of Plagiarism in their report.
Paraphrase
Paraphrasing refers to the writing is kills in which the writer take help from different journals
and articles but they rearrange the sentence in a way so that it doesn’t lose the meaning. By
paraphrasing the chances of plagiarism also get decreases. By paraphrasing writer can write all
the things in their own words and write a do not need to replace the entire sentence and article.
Conclusion
After analysing the entire report it can be concluded that this report focuses on academic writing.
This report provides detailed information about the three main stages of writing process and also
analyses and reflects 5 strategies which is being applied in the entire process of writing. Along
with this the major 7 steps of research process is being defined in this report. This report also
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provides detailed information about five principles of pleasure reason and various suggestions to
avoid plagiarism as well.
References
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