Organized Paperwork = Plagiarism Avoided

As i have explained previously, the aim of the blog is to actively publish my research as i progress. Therefore in affect the blog will ultimately replace my notebook or several hundred pieces of A4 lined paper. This may be the case for most students on their dissertation adventure, however i am quite the opposite being ridiculously organized and a big fan of lists (and the delight that is achieved in crossing a job off the list) It is because of this i have created a research template.

For each research document I will use this template to extract the relevant information. Information gained from the article can be noted as well as key quotes, which i may want to include at a later date. The most important section is the 'direction of study/next steps in research' this will prompt me to make a conclusion from the research before moving on to the next article. Most importantly it encourages me to THINK (something I have not done a great deal of over the summer period.)

Other aspects include a full citation and a tick box to remind me to store the reference into Endnote. I will complete a research template page for ever aspect of my research as well as printing and filing a hard copy of the article. This makes the research accessibly at a later date.

"Told you i was organized, either that or I am very conscious I would be made a mockery of if I plagiarised whilst writing about plagiarism" Ellis-Taylor,A.(2012,September 13th).