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SITI NUR FARHANA BINTI ZOLKIFLI

SITI MAHFUZAH BINTI SUJUD

SITI HAZIQA BINTI AHMAD

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The word "journal" has been derived from theFrench word "jour". Jour means day. So journal

means daily. Transactions are recorded daily injournal and hence it has been named so. It is a bookof original entry to record chronologically (i.e. inorder of date) and in detail the various transactions

of a trader. It is also known Day Book because itcontains the account of every day's transactions.

DEFINITION

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1) Title

2) Researcher/s

3) Abstract4) Introduction

5) Research Objectives

6) Research Methodology

7) Discussion of Result8) Conclusion and Recommendations

9) Bibliography

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Brief summary of a research article, thesis,

review, conferenceproceeding or any in-depth analysis. Oftenused to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.

Motivation:Why do we care about the problem and the results? If theproblem isn't obviously "interesting" it might be better to putmotivation first

Problem statement:Whatproblem are you trying to solve? What is the scope of yourwork? In some cases it is appropriate to put the problemstatement before the motivation, but usually this only works ifmost readers already understand why the problem isimportant.

ABSTRACT

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Approach:

How did you go about solving or making progress on theproblem? Did you use simulation, analytic models,

prototype construction, or analysis of field data for anactual product? What was the extent of your work. Whatimportant variables did you control, ignore, or measure?

Results:What's the answer?

Conclusions:What are the implications of your answer?

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BOOKS

Format:

Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Booktitle. Additional information. City of publication:Publishing company.Examples:

Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America.

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Boorstin, D. (1992). The creators: A history of the heroes of the

imagination. New York: Random House.

Nicol, A. M., & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting yourfindings: A practical guide for creating tables. Washington, DC:American Psychological Association.

BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT

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ENCYCLOPEDIA & DICTIONARY

Format:Author's last name, first initial. (Date). Title ofArticle. Title of Encyclopedia (Volume, pages). City ofpublication: Publishing company.Examples:

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The newencyclopedia britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago:Encyclopedia Britannica.

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993).Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

Pettingill, O. S., Jr. (1980). Falcon and Falconry. Worldbook encyclopedia. (pp. 150-155). Chicago: World Book.

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MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Format:Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date).Article title. Periodical title, volume number(issuenumber if available), inclusive pages.

Examples:

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparingpsychology journal articles.Journal of Comparative andPhysiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade intoday's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.

Kalette, D. (1986, July 21). California town counts townto big quake. USA Today, 9, p. A1.

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WEBSITE OR WEBPAGE

Format:

Online periodical:Author's name. (Date of publication). Title ofarticle. Title of Periodical, volume number, Retrievedmonth day, year, from full URL

Online document:

Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work.Retrieved month day, year, from full URL

Examples: Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at music

festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23, 2002, from

http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html Dove, R. (1998). Lady freedom among us. The Electronic Text

Center. Retrieved June 19, 1998, from Alderman Library,University of Virginia website:http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html