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The document is a workbook for a research skills module at Anglia Ruskin University, guiding students through tasks related to an essay on the impact of social media on interpersonal relationships. It outlines five tasks, including note-taking, summarizing sources, paraphrasing, creating an essay outline, and writing a 500-word essay. Students must complete all tasks and submit the workbook by the given deadline to avoid grade deductions.

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The document is a workbook for a research skills module at Anglia Ruskin University, guiding students through tasks related to an essay on the impact of social media on interpersonal relationships. It outlines five tasks, including note-taking, summarizing sources, paraphrasing, creating an essay outline, and writing a 500-word essay. Students must complete all tasks and submit the workbook by the given deadline to avoid grade deductions.

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Anglia Ruskin University London

Student ID: _______/_ Research Skills Element 011 Workbook: 2409

This workbook is designed to be completed as you progress through the


module. You will cover all the relevant skills in lectures and your lecturer
will tell you when to start each of the tasks. When completed, you should
submit it to Turnitin as one document by the deadline given in your
assessment brief. All the tasks in this workbook MUST be based on the
following essay question:

Discuss the impact of social media on interpersonal relationships.

You must complete the first 4 tasks before writing the 500-word essay in
task 5. Please note that the word limits given for each section of the essay
are indicative. You MUST attempt all tasks; failure to do so will result in
grade deductions.

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Task 1: Note-taking (250 words)

Read the news article given and identify some of the main ideas from the
text. Then state how the key points relate to your given essay question.

Source A: Vogels, E. A and Anderson, M. (2020). Dating and Relationships


in the Digital Age. Pew Research Center.. Available from:
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/05/08/dating-and-
relationships-in-the-digital-age/

Key points How does it relate to my essay


question?

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Task 2: Summarising and Comparing Sources (450 words)
Read and summarise the discussion sections of Sources B and C.
Then discuss the differences/similarities between the arguments/findings
in the two articles. Finally, state how you will use the ideas from these
sources in your essay.

Source B: Meeus, A., Beullens, K., & Eggermont, S. (2023). Social Media,
Unsocial Distraction? Testing the Associations between Preadolescents’
SNS Use and Belonging via Two Pathways. Media Psychology, 26(4), 363–
387. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2022.2147084

Source C: Shelton, N., Munro, N., Starling, J., Tieu, L., & Keep, M. (2024).
Social Media Use by Young People with Language Disorders: A Scoping
Review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–11.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2325039

Summary A (120 words)

Summary B (120 words)

Discussion (210 words)

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Task 3: Paraphrasing and Synthesising (150 words)

Choose one or two sentences (30-40 words) from Source B and another
one or two sentences (30-40 words) from Source C. These should contain
ideas that you could use to support an argument in your essay. Copy and
paste them into the boxes labelled Original. Then use the other box to
write down your paraphrase. Finally, write a short passage which
synthesises ideas from both sources, using your paraphrased sentences.

[To note – the original sentences from Source A and Source B are not
included in the wordcount]

Source B: Original Source B: Paraphrase

Source C: Original Source C: Paraphrase

Synthesis

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Task 4: Essay Outline (150 words)
The next task will be to write a 500-word essay which answers your given
essay question. Write down the outline of that essay. Use citations to
show where your evidence will come from.

Suggested essay structure and some pointers

Introduction
- What definition of the topic will you use (cite the source where
you found it)
- Why is this topic important?
- Purpose statement/ Overview/ Background Information

MBP Paragraph 1: Positive impacts


- What is the topic of the paragraph?
- What evidence will you use to support this argument?

MBP Paragraph 2: Negative impacts


- What is the topic of the paragraph?
- What evidence will you use to support this argument?

Conclusion

Outline (150 words) [include your outline below]

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Task 5: Short Essay (500 words)
Write a 500-word essay which answers your given essay question. You
MUST use the three sources explored in the previous tasks. You must also
independently find at least one additional source.

Suggested essay structure


Introduction (100 words)

MBP Paragraph 1 (150 words)

MBP Paragraph 2 (150 words)

Conclusion (100 words)

Short Essay (500 words) [include your essay below]

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