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According to Dawson (2009), there are three main ways of reporting your findings: written reports, journal articles, and oral presentations.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), writing is perceived as a chore to be avoided especially at the start of the project when there is not much to write about.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), through writing, you can clarify your ideas and thoughts, identify problems as well as refine the planning of your project to ensure greater progress.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the most effective and readable style is one that is clear, concise, precise, and consistent.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the following is a habit to avoid to ensure that your writing is clear and correct: don’t use jargon unnecessarily. Use specialized terms only if your readers understand them. Otherwise, these terms will be ‘jargon’ to your readers.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), a good report or thesis has the following characteristics: it explains the full motivation for the work, it explains the process through which the knowledge
and results were acquired, it provides sufficient details to make it interesting to the reader, it sets out the limitations of the work and provides recommendations for future research, it
contributes to the literature, but not necessarily it is grammatically correct and has a logical layout.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), a good report or thesis should have clear objectives and research methodology, the results and findings should be correct and accurate, and the writing should be clear, concise and objective.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), common modal pronouns used in reporting research are will, would, should, may, might,
can, and could.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), it is important that you substantiate every claim that you made which is not based on common knowledge with in-text citations. In other words, a claim that is potentially contestable should be backed up by empirical evidence.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the contents of a Literature Review should include the following: relevant account of all research and theories relevant to your topic, historical development of your topic if your topic is not entirely new, links between the various research areas and identification of the research gaps, summary of all methods, analyses and techniques relevant to your topic, and identification of how your research can contribute to the existing knowledge.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the passive voice is regarded
as an objective language device which emphasizes the product or process rather than the experimenter.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), in the Results and Discussion
section or chapter, you may need to translate the results from
figures in a table, figure or equation to descriptions or statements about their significance or relationships in your study’s context.
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a) True
b) False
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In Leong et al. (2015), it is mentioned that the Analysis section
typically performs the following functions: to remind the reader of the aims of your study (e.g. research questions/hypotheses) and key methodological features of your study, to summarise the most important findings and conclusions of your study, to evaluate the importance and significance of your study with commentary on its contribution
to the development of theory and research, to point out the practical applications of your findings, to point out any limitations (if any) of your study, and to recommend areas for further research.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the Abstract, sometimes called a summary, is a succinct synopsis of the report or thesis
usually consisting of less than 300 words.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), a descriptive abstract does not provide results or conclusions nor evaluate the research.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), in IEEE style, each reference is identified as a unique number in square parentheses, for example, [1]. Each reference is numbered in order of appearance in the report or thesis.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), secondary sources consist of original materials, created during the time of the study.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Dawson (2009), during your research, you must do your best to ensure anonymity and confidentiality. However, information given by research participants in confidence does not enjoy legal privilege.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), when revising and editing, you need to eliminate long introductory phrases in sentences. Good technical writing is concise and precise. Sentences should get to their point quickly.
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a) True
b) False
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According to Leong et al. (2015), the purpose of figures is to communicate information to the reader which writing alone cannot achieve.
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a) True
b) False
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