Thompson, Sally (2025) So, what is mastery (part 2) [forthcoming]. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 17 (3). p. 129. Item availability may be restricted.
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Abstract
Fourth posting in the Mastery in Writing series written by Sally Thompson, Senior Lecturer at the University of Cumbria.
I have already discussed what isn’t mastery. I mentioned the importance of being able to demonstrate understanding, criticality and synthesis and how unparaphrased description should not be seen in Level 7 work. We looked at criticality in some depth last time so now I will discuss the other aspects. When I talk about paraphrasing what I mean is putting what is written by others into your own words. You still credit the concepts to the original author and give a citation (posh word for reference), but you rewrite it into your words. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, if you directly copy (even if you acknowledge it as a direct quote with quotation marks, page number, etc) it is purely that, a direct copy. This will be picked up by Turnitin or whatever online submission portal you use and be flagged, giving you a high originality report. This could potentially lead to an investigation into plagiarism and a malpractice charge against you, which you really don’t want! The second reason is that directly copying does not demonstrate understanding, it demonstrates an ability to cut and paste.
Item Type: | Article |
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Journal / Publication Title: | Journal of Paramedic Practice |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
ISSN: | 2041-9457 |
Departments: | Institute of Health > Centre for Excellence in Paramedic Practice |
Additional Information: | Sally Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Paramedic CPD, Institute of Health, University of Cumbria, UK. |
Depositing User: | Anna Lupton |
SWORD Depositor: | Insight Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2025 09:25 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2025 08:00 |
URI: | https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/8687 |