Recommendations for the IB Extended Essay

14/05/15 - Clarisa Monzon

Recommendations

Come to the Library

Sit down for at least 5 minutes to talk about the topic you choose with the librarians in order to find useful resources. They will work together to provide you the best sources and advice.
Choose one book or a chapter of a book which motivate you in your research.
Get to know more about public and NGO institutions related with your work theme. Look through their websites and talk to the librarians about them or before going in a visit.
Use the email to get in touch with the librarians.
Come to the library as much as needed in order to get everything you need for your essay.
Don’t dismiss the importance of the oral presentation. ¡Your essay must be read by others! Naturally, it will provide importance to your presentation.
Read IB Extended Essay Guide 2013

Intellectual property (Argentina – Laws):

Plagio: copiar en lo sustancial obras ajenas, dándolas como propias
Artículo 71 – Ley 11.723 – Código Civil: “Será reprimido con la pena establecida por el art. 172 del Código Penal, el que de cualquier manera y en cualquier forma defraude los derechos de propiedad intelectual que reconoce esta ley”.
Artículo 172 – Delitos contra la propiedad – Código Penal: “Será reprimido con prisión de un mes a seis años, el que defraudare a otro con nombre supuesto, calidad simulada, falsos títulos, influencia mentida, abuso de confianza o aparentando bienes, crédito, comisión, empresa o negociación o valiéndose de cualquier otro ardid o engaño”.

How make a citation:

Books

SURNAME(S), Name. Book title. (translator; prologuist; illustrator; coordinator; etc.) Publishing location, Publisher, year of publishing. Number of pages (on the footnotes).
Example: MANDRIONI, Héctor. Introducción a la filosofía. Buenos Aires, Kapelusz, 1964.

Articles

SURNAME(S), Name (article’s author). “Article’s author”. (translator; prologuist; illustrator; coordinator; etc. of the article). Title of the publication. Publishing location, date, vol., num., pag.
Example: GOMEZ, Ramón. “Belgrano y Newell’s, demasiado lejos del fútbol”. Clarín. Buenos Aires, 27 de agosto de 2012, núm. 23.956, suplemento Deportivo, pág. 10.

Web

SURNAME(s), Name. “Title”. (translator; prologuist; illustrator; coordinator; etc.). In: Website name. Publishing location, date of publication (visited on: consultation date). Available on: http://www…

Ejemplo: AMONDARAY, Milagros. “Viggo Mortensen, a la conquista del cine argentino”. En: lanacion.com. Buenos Aires, 28 de agosto de 2012 (visitado el 29 de agosto de 2012). Disponible en: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1502894-viggo-mortensen-a-la-conquista-del-cine-argentino

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