Notetaking, Sources of Information, Referencing, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism and Presentation Skills

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
The current report will describe the concept of notetaking along with its related
importance. The report will outline the sources of information. Further this report will clear the
meaning and use of referencing and paraphrasing. Lastly it will cover plagiarism and
presentation skills.
MAIN BODY
Notetaking
The practice in which people record information that is available from varied sources or
mediums. Through notetaking the important points of the information are written down so that it
can be recalled when in need. The process of notetaking can also be done digitally with the use
of software. Notes are usually taken for verbal discussions or lectures. It is an important part of
one’s learning process. It stimulates students to learn, hold what they learn through regular
recall. The thinking regarding the learnt subject enhances, also the perspective to look at
learnings change (Morehead and et.al., 2019). Notetaking further helps in improving the focus to
the lectures as it involves active listening and participation. The benefits are not limited to
students, in fact people of various fields can implement notetaking and have experience of its
advantages. Furthermore, it enables reviewing of important and interesting key points of thing
that is being studied. There is one more term attached to this that helps a note taker to understand
the things or concepts with utmost clarity, note making. The practice of notetaking when done in
one’s own language is referred to as note making.