Authorship really matters when you participate in a research project. In many cases, we doctoral students usually join the team designed by another principal investigator. However, it is crucial to …

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Activity Theory revisited the artefact-mediated nature of human actions (Roth et al., 2009; Nicolini, 2012). All human activities are a combination of tools and body. There are differences between writing …

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Source: Ruiz, P., Dragnić-Cindrić, D., Chillmon, C., Bakhshaei, M., Roschelle, J., Hardy, A., (2021).Note: This work is based on Roschelle, J. (2016). U is a beautiful shape for your journal …

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Throughout the graduate study, you will be expected to demonstrate well-honed writing skills in your course essays, published papers as well as the dissertation. It is of great importance to …

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Writing Procrastination is very common, but we should treat it seriously. The below tips are from Dr. Itamar Shatz’s how-to-stop-procrastinating. The long but definitely useful tips are available here (https://solvingprocrastination.com/how-to-stop-procrastinating/) …

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Academic writing differs from informal writing in several ways, with the following being the most important: Formal/academic vocabulary: This is the most obvious characteristic of academic writing. Use vocabulary specific …

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1) Writing center as a proofreader We encourage you to use UAlbany Writing Center actively for proofreading. Sometimes it is hard to find a friend who reads your academic writing …

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