Course Glossary

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Here are some words that you should be familiar with for this course.

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Implications

What we mean when we talk about implications in this context, is the larger meaning that the research or the idea the author has presented might have. When academics conduct and write about research, they intend it to make a difference, even if it’s only in a small way. What might a reader do with the results or the new knowledge presented in the paper?

A Guide to Reading and Analyzing Academic Articles, by Amanda Graham, 1997-2012, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Implicit

Adjective

implicit (not comparable)

  1. Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed 
  2. Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  3. Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  4. (obsolete) entangled, twisted together. 

Induction

Noun

induction (plural inductions)

  1. An act of inducting.
    1. (logic) Derivation of general principles from specific instances

Inference

Noun

inference (countable and uncountable, plural inferences)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  2. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Innovation

Noun

innovation (plural innovations)

  1. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. 

Internet Activism

The use of electronic communication technologies such as social media, especially Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism to enable faster communication by citizen movements and the delivery of local information to a large audience. Internet technologies are used for cause-related fundraising, community building, lobbying, and organizing. 

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