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Tools for Critical Reading and Scholarly Writing

Presenters: Nik Nadeau and Rachel Grammer

Proposal Committee: Melanie Brown, Jeff Zuckerman, Nik Nadeau, and Rachel Grammer

Plagiarism Checklist Committee: Amber Cook, Laurel Walsh,Deanna Laing, Amy Kubista, and Rachel Grammer

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Is critical reading important in your classrooms? Why or why not?

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Why Do WE Think Reading Is Important?

Comprehension

Critical Thinking

Synthesis

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Why Do WE Think Reading Is Important?

Scholarly Writing

Critical Thinking

Synthesis

Reading Comprehension

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Do you agree with our assumptions?

• Where in your own work do you see students’ reading skills affecting their writing skills?

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Example 1: Poor Synthesis

• Back-to-back quotation marks

• “Patching”

• Capstone specific: Often found in Definitions section

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Example 1: Poor Synthesis

According to Teichman & Evans (1999, as cited in McEwen & Wills, 2011), "Philosophy is the study of ultimate, abstract and general problems that are concerned with the nature of existence, knowledge, morality, reason and human purpose"(p. 1). "Philosophy tries to discover knowledge and truth, and attempts to identify what is valuable and important" (McEwen & Wills, 2011, p.6). Furthermore, McEwen & Wills (2011) stated that, "philosophy is concerned with the purpose of human life, the nature of being and reality, and the theory and limits of knowledge"(p.4). Nursing Philosophy, as stated by Reed (1995, as cited in McEwen & Wills, 2011), is "a statement of foundational and universal assumptions, beliefs and principles about the nature of knowledge and thought (epistemology) and about the nature of the entities presented in the meta paradigm (i.e, nursing practice and human health processes (ontology) " (p. 76). In addition to this, Schultz & Meleis (1988, as cited in McEwen & Wills, 2011) wrote that "Nursing epistemology is the study of origins of nursing knowledge, its structure and methods, the patterns of knowing of its members, and the criteria for validating its knowledge claims" (p.21).

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Example 2: Scholarly Synthesis

• Integrated source material

• Clear transitions

• Capstone specific: Dinner party example

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Example 2: Scholarly Synthesis

This proposed study may prove significant in filling a perceived gap in the current body of knowledge concerning the intrafirm perspective and influences towards shipping alliances. It is believed that there exists a gap of examining the micro level elements from the individual firm’s perspective with respect to shipping alliances (Haralambides, 2007; Venus, Lai, & Cheng, 2009). Through this proposed study I attempt to fill this gap, at least partially, by examining the changes a shipping line must implement to the firm’s corporate culture and operational structure to promote their collaborative interests in shipping alliances, thereby increasing the firm’s chances to join and operate within such shipping alliances (Panayides & Wiedmer, 2011). Within this context, I aim to identify specific change elements that shipping lines should include in their strategic implementation plans, which focuses on joining and operating within shipping alliances.

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Synthesis Activity

Convert Paragraph 1 into a single-sentence paraphrase. When finished, type your sentence into the Question Box.

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Synthesis Activity

Now do the same for Paragraph 2.

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Synthesis Activity

Lastly, take both paraphrases and synthesize them in some way (fusion,

compare/contrast, evaluating strengths/weaknesses, etc.).

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Synthesis Activity

What did you come up with?

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Literature Review MatrixAuthor/Date

Theoretical/Conceptual Framework

ResearchQuestion(s)/Hypotheses

Methodology Analysis &Results

Conclusions Implications forfuture research

Implicationsfor practice

Author/Date

Researchquestion(s)/ Proposal/ Thesis

Content Summary

Analysis &results

Conclusions Does it explicitly tie critical reading to scholarly writing? (y/n)

Implicationsfor presentation

TEMPLATE

ADAPTATION

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POLLWould the literature review matrix make your students’ lives simpler

or more complicated?

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Poll Discussion

Benefits

Organizes thoughts

Gives head-start on synthesis

Can double as a paraphrasing tool

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One Benefit in Particular

Eliminate + prevent

plagiarism

See original notesOrganize

informationSynthesize

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POLLWhat are the most common

plagiarism-related issues that you see in student writing?

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Plagiarism Checklist

View the checklist here!

Able to address facets of plagiarism

Relevant to all students

Tangible and understandable

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Resources: Faculty Pagehttp://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/Faculty.htm

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Resources: WC Faculty Toolboxhttp://libraryguides.waldenu.edu/WCfaculty

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Questions?

Amber Cook (Manager of Program Outreach and Faculty Support): amber.cook@waldenu.edu

Rachel Grammer: rachel.grammer@waldenu.edu

Nik Nadeau: nikolas.nadeau@waldenu.edu

Student Questions: writingsupport@waldenu.edu