{"id":10807,"date":"2026-02-18T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/guia-elabora-un-trabajo-academico\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:45:51","slug":"guide-how-to-prepare-an-academic-assignment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-how-to-prepare-an-academic-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: How to Prepare an Academic Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\" blockContainer my-9 lg:my-16  w-full\">\n                    <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child\"><h2>Guide: How to Prepare an Academic Assignment<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\" py-9 lg:py-16 bg-brand-slate \">\n    <div class=\" blockContainer lg:gap-20  grid items-stretch gap-8 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:justify-start\">\n      <div class=\" order-2  col-span-full h-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg lg:col-span-1\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1917\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838.jpg\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-18-113838-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\" order-1  col-span-full flex max-w-3xl flex-col items-start gap-7 lg:col-span-1 lg:gap-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start gap-5 lg:gap-6\">\n          \n          <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child max-w-3xl\">\n                          <p>An academic paper is a document based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The search for, selection and presentation of <strong>rigorous and reliable scientific information<\/strong> on a given topic.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to analyse that information using <strong>critical thinking<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>organisation of ideas<\/strong> and data according to a clear and structured framework.<\/li>\n<li>The incorporation of information found in other sources in accordance with formal <strong>citation<\/strong> guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It may be produced as part of general coursework assignments, or in a more rigorous, extensive and methodological manner in projects such as the <strong>Final Undergraduate Project<\/strong> (TFG) or the <strong>Master\u2019s Thesis <\/strong>(TFM).<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we provide an explanation of each of the steps you must follow to produce a reliable, high-quality academic paper.<\/p>\n\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"tabs-secction my-6 lg:my-16\">\n                    <div class=\"blockContainer\">\n                <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start gap-3\">\n                            <div class=\"flex items-start justify-center gap-1\">\n        <div class=\"pt-0.5 xl:pt-1.5\">\n            <svg class=\"w-5 lg:w-6.5\" width=\"26\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <path d=\"M26 19H14.5996L0 0H11.5168L26 19Z\" fill=\"#16DE66\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <h4 class=\"font-victor xl:text-7 text-5 pb-1.5 text-center font-medium lg:text-2xl\">\n            Prepare an Academic Assignment\n        <\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"flex gap-5 max-md:flex-col md:items-center md:justify-between\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <h2 class=\"text-3xl lg:text-4xl xl:text-11\">Step by Step<\/h2>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \n                <div class=\"blockContainer mt-8 lg:mt-14\">\n            <div\n                class=\"container-snap text-brand-blue\/30 border-brand-blue\/20 hidden items-center justify-start gap-1.5 overflow-x-auto border-b py-2 text-base\/none md:flex md:text-lg\/none\">\n                                                    <button\n                        class=\"hover:text-brand-blue hover:bg-brand-slate tab-button  active  rounded-lg px-3.5 py-3 transition-colors ease-linear\"\n                        data-target=\"tab-content-7937341\" type=\"button\">\n                        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1.46967L0.46967 2.53033ZM9.03033 10.0303L16.5303 2.53033L15.4697 1.46967L7.96967 8.96967L9.03033 10.0303Z\"\n    fill=\"#00195C\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden rounded-b-lg bg-white transition-[height] duration-200 ease-in\"\n                        style=\"height: 0px;\">\n                        <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start space-y-5 px-4 py-5 text-base\/none\">\n                                                                                        <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937341\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Define the topic<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                            <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937342\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Build your search<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                            <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937343\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Sources of information<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                            <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937344\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Search<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                            <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937345\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Cite the information found<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                            <button class=\"tab-button flex w-full flex-row gap-3\"\n                                    data-target=\"tab-content-7937346\" type=\"button\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"btnTitle\">Mentioned Resources<\/div>\n                                <\/button>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"blockContainer z-40\">\n                                        <div class=\"tab-panel  active  mt-8 flex flex-col gap-6\"\n                    id=\"tab-content-7937341\">\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child\"><p>Choosing a suitable topic is key to ensuring that there is <strong>sufficient published literature<\/strong> available and that you will be able to secure <strong>appropriate supervision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ask yourself:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Which topics <strong>interest<\/strong> you most out of everything you have studied during your degree?<\/li>\n<li>What <strong>lines of research<\/strong> exist within your discipline and your School (School of Engineering\/School of Management)?<\/li>\n<li>What are the most <strong>relevant<\/strong> topics in your field?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Start the search<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Check Leganto for the <strong>core bibliography<\/strong> of related courses and identify <strong>key authors and researchers<\/strong> in the field.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct <strong>exploratory searches<\/strong> on the library\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.url.edu\/discovery\/account?vid=34CSUC_URL%3AVU1&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery<\/a> platform and in databases such as <a href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/recursos\/web-of-science-wos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web of Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/recursos\/scopus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scopus<\/a> to gauge the volume of available literature.<\/li>\n<li>Read <strong>reference works and reviews<\/strong> (narrative or systematic reviews) to identify <strong>keywords<\/strong> and understand how the topic has <strong>evolved.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-panel  mt-8 flex flex-col gap-6\"\n                    id=\"tab-content-7937342\">\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child\"><p>A <strong>concept map<\/strong> helps you identify keywords (and their variants) that different authors use when writing and publishing on your topic.<\/p>\n<p>You can create it as a table, diagram or other visual representation that shows the <strong>terms<\/strong> and the<strong> relationships<\/strong> between them. It will help you <strong>refine your search strategy<\/strong> and decide <strong>which filters to apply<\/strong> to retrieve relevant results.<\/p>\n<h3>Create your concept map<\/h3>\n<p>You can create your concept map using pen and paper or digital tools such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/es-es\/microsoft-365\/visio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visio (Microsoft 365)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Drawings<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">draw.io.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1) <strong>Summarise your topic in a single sentence<\/strong>. E.g.: &#8220;<em>How social media influences young teenagers and political polarisation<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>2) <strong>Highlight the keywords<\/strong> in your sentence and look for <strong>synonyms<\/strong> and both <strong>broader<\/strong> and more <strong>specific<\/strong> variations. E.g.: &#8220;<em>How social media influences young teenagers and political polarisation<\/em>&#8220;.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Social media (generic): Social networks, Online platforms, Digital platforms<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Social media (specific): TikTok, video-sharing platforms, Instagram, Twitter, X<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Influence: influence, impact, effect, role, contribution<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Young adolescents (generic): adolescents, teenagers, youth, young people<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Young adolescents (specific): Gen Z, digital natives, young teens, secondary school students<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Political polarisation (generic): political polarisation, ideological polarisation, partisan division<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Political polarisation (specific): ideological extremism, echo chambers, filter bubbles, political tribalism\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3) <strong>Add filters<\/strong> if you need them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geographical scope: <\/strong>which countries or regions?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time frame: <\/strong>Do you need the studies to be from the last 10 years, or perhaps the last 5 years?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4) <strong>Organise the terms<\/strong> into a diagram or table, <strong>showing the relationships<\/strong> between them (e.g., topic \u2194 population \u2194 phenomenon \u2194 platform). This will help you to combine terms later using <strong>Boolean Operators<\/strong> (AND, OR, NOT) and to decide on filters (date, language, document type, geographical area).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8622 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460-1024x584.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/biblioteca_xifres-e1772041098460.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-panel  mt-8 flex flex-col gap-6\"\n                    id=\"tab-content-7937343\">\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child\"><p>The IQS Library offers you a range of information sources that allow you to carry out simple and advanced searches and access high-quality academic and scientific information:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.url.edu\/discovery\/search?vid=34CSUC_URL:VU1&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery URL<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A portal to all IQS Library resources. It allows you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Borrow books<\/strong> from the IQS Library and other libraries at Universitat Ramon Llull and the CSUC<\/li>\n<li>Access to <strong>e-books<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Access to <strong>digital journal articles<\/strong> and <strong>book chapters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Access to <strong>undergraduate and master\u2019s theses<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn how to <a class=\"inline-flex transition ease-linear border duration-150 rounded-full px-5 md:px-6 py-3.5 text-base items-center justify-center gap-2.5 shrink-0 text-center leading-none !text-brand-blue border-brand-blue\/20 hover:border-transparent hover:bg-brand-green\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-loan-of-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loan documents<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g><path d=\"M3.33333 14.7603C2.96667 14.7603 2.65278 14.6297 2.39167 14.3686C2.13056 14.1075 2 13.7936 2 13.4269V4.09359C2 3.72692 2.13056 3.41303 2.39167 3.15192C2.65278 2.89081 2.96667 2.76025 3.33333 2.76025H8V4.09359H3.33333V13.4269H12.6667V8.76025H14V13.4269C14 13.7936 13.8694 14.1075 13.6083 14.3686C13.3472 14.6297 13.0333 14.7603 12.6667 14.7603H3.33333ZM6.46667 11.2269L5.53333 10.2936L11.7333 4.09359H9.33333V2.76025H14V7.42692H12.6667V5.02692L6.46667 11.2269Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a> \u00a0and\u00a0 \u00a0<a class=\"inline-flex transition ease-linear border duration-150 rounded-full px-5 md:px-6 py-3.5 text-base items-center justify-center gap-2.5 shrink-0 text-center leading-none !text-brand-blue border-brand-blue\/20 hover:border-transparent hover:bg-brand-green\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-request-for-documents-in-digital-format\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request digital articles or book chapters<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g><path d=\"M3.33333 14.7603C2.96667 14.7603 2.65278 14.6297 2.39167 14.3686C2.13056 14.1075 2 13.7936 2 13.4269V4.09359C2 3.72692 2.13056 3.41303 2.39167 3.15192C2.65278 2.89081 2.96667 2.76025 3.33333 2.76025H8V4.09359H3.33333V13.4269H12.6667V8.76025H14V13.4269C14 13.7936 13.8694 14.1075 13.6083 14.3686C13.3472 14.6297 13.0333 14.7603 12.6667 14.7603H3.33333ZM6.46667 11.2269L5.53333 10.2936L11.7333 4.09359H9.33333V2.76025H14V7.42692H12.6667V5.02692L6.46667 11.2269Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Specialist websites<\/h3>\n<p>Websites and repositories containing specialist publications and data that can be consulted, read or downloaded:<\/p>\n<h4>School of Engineering<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>SciFinder<\/li>\n<li>NCBI<\/li>\n<li>Royal Society of Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>European Pharmacopoeia<\/li>\n<li>PubMed<\/li>\n<li>Ullmann&#8217;s Encyclopedia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>School of Management<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>SABI<\/li>\n<li>Business Source Elite<\/li>\n<li>Emerald<\/li>\n<li>ITC Market Analysis Tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find links to these and other tools in our list of\u00a0 <a class=\"inline-flex transition ease-linear border duration-150 rounded-full px-5 md:px-6 py-3.5 text-base items-center justify-center gap-2.5 shrink-0 text-center leading-none !text-brand-blue border-brand-blue\/20 hover:border-transparent hover:bg-brand-green\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g><path d=\"M3.33333 14.7603C2.96667 14.7603 2.65278 14.6297 2.39167 14.3686C2.13056 14.1075 2 13.7936 2 13.4269V4.09359C2 3.72692 2.13056 3.41303 2.39167 3.15192C2.65278 2.89081 2.96667 2.76025 3.33333 2.76025H8V4.09359H3.33333V13.4269H12.6667V8.76025H14V13.4269C14 13.7936 13.8694 14.1075 13.6083 14.3686C13.3472 14.6297 13.0333 14.7603 12.6667 14.7603H3.33333ZM6.46667 11.2269L5.53333 10.2936L11.7333 4.09359H9.33333V2.76025H14V7.42692H12.6667V5.02692L6.46667 11.2269Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Scientific databases<\/h3>\n<p>Platforms that group publications by discipline and provide<strong> impact metrics<\/strong>, such as the number of citations received, normalised citations or percentiles.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"inline-flex transition ease-linear border duration-150 rounded-full px-5 md:px-6 py-3.5 text-base items-center justify-center gap-2.5 shrink-0 text-center leading-none !text-brand-blue border-brand-blue\/20 hover:border-transparent hover:bg-brand-green\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.openathens.net\/redirector\/url.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webofscience.com%2Fwos%2Fwoscc%2Fsmart-search\" 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E.g. &#8220;social media&#8221; (this prevents &#8216;social&#8217; and \u2018media\u2019 from being searched for separately).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boolean operators<\/strong>: These allow you to combine or exclude terms. There are three different operators:\n<ul>\n<li>AND: the results must include both terms.<\/li>\n<li>OR: the results must include at least one of the terms.<\/li>\n<li>NOT: the results must not include the specified term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8595\" src=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner_Teams_MERIT-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner_Teams_MERIT-10.png 848w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner_Teams_MERIT-10-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner_Teams_MERIT-10-768x221.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Parentheses<\/strong>: Use parentheses to group terms for comprehensive searches. Ex.: (\u201csocial media\u201d OR TikTok OR Instagram) AND (teenagers OR adolescents).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Truncation<\/strong>: Retrieve variants that share a common root by adding an asterisk (*). Ex.: biochem* \u2192 biochemistry, biochemical.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Filters<\/strong>: Apply filters to <strong>limit<\/strong> or <strong>exclude<\/strong> results by: publication date, subject, language, open access, document type, geographic area, etc. Use them to narrow down and tailor the results to your needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Create several search formulas<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Start with a general search<\/strong> by combining generic terms with OR and distinct concepts with AND.<br \/>\nEx.: (\u201csocial media\u201d OR \u201conline platforms\u201d) AND (teenagers OR adolescents) AND \u201cpolitical polarization\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refine based on the results<\/strong>: incorporate more specific terms, add filters, and, if necessary, filter out irrelevant results using \u201cNOT.\u201d<br \/>\nEx.: (\u201csocial media\u201d OR TikTok) AND (adolescents OR \u201cGen Z\u201d) AND (\u201cecho chambers\u201d OR \u201cfilter bubbles\u201d) NOT marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Make the most of the bibliography (\u201cindirect\u201d search)<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to keyword searches, you can find relevant documents by <strong>reviewing<\/strong> the <strong>references cited<\/strong> in key articles you\u2019re reading (backward searching or <strong>indirect\/secondary information<\/strong>). You can also look at the <strong>citations a paper receives<\/strong> (forward searching) to find more recent studies along the same lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tab-panel  mt-8 flex flex-col gap-6\"\n                    id=\"tab-content-7937345\">\n\n                                                                        <div class=\"rich-text no-margin-first-child\"><p>Toda la informaci\u00f3n que utilices en tu texto final debe estar debidamente <strong>citada.<\/strong> Indica qu\u00e9 ideas o datos proceden de otros documentos y menciona la publicaci\u00f3n correspondiente. Si <strong>no lo haces<\/strong>, el lector puede asumir que toda la informaci\u00f3n es de autor\u00eda propia, apropi\u00e1ndote de trabajo ajeno. Esto constituye <strong>plagio<\/strong>, una mala praxis que puede conllevar la suspensi\u00f3n del trabajo y supone un grave descr\u00e9dito acad\u00e9mico.<\/p>\n<p>All information you use in your final paper must be properly <strong>cited<\/strong>. Indicate which ideas or data come from other sources and cite the corresponding publication. If <strong>you fail to do so<\/strong>, the reader may assume that all the information is your own work, implying that you have appropriated someone else\u2019s work. This constitutes <strong>plagiarism<\/strong>, a serious violation that can result in suspension from the program and brings significant academic discredit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"inline-flex transition ease-linear border duration-150 rounded-full px-5 md:px-6 py-3.5 text-base items-center justify-center gap-2.5 shrink-0 text-center leading-none text-brand-blue bg-brand-green border-brand-green hover:bg-brand-blue hover:border-brand-blue hover:!text-white\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-citing-documents\/\">Guide: Citing Documents<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Reference Managers<\/h3>\n<p>At the IQS Library, we offer training and support for <a href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-mendeley-reference-manager\/\">Mendeley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/guide-zotero-reference-manager\/\">Zotero<\/a>, two reference management tools that allow you 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