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Book 4 Unit 1 Part 1 Writing Output: Essay (for use after Activity 6)

2.url http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/shop.html

author Prof. Ruth Engs, RN, EdD

date 27 December 2006

name of site Indiana University, Department of Applied HealthScience

title of article How can I manage compulsive shopping andspending addiction (shopoholism)

date retrieved 13 May 2007

e) After using quotes and after paraphrasing in essays, we mustmake in-text citations. Look at the following examples.

Example 1: A paraphrase

Shopoholism is a condition that needs to be taken seriously andshould not ignored as someones excessive shopping (Drury, 2007).

Example 2: A quote

According to Roseanne Colletti, psychologists are seeing more and

more patients with the uncontrollable urge to spend (2002).

Which authors name is used in the in-text citation, first name

or family name?

What other information is given in the citation?

What punctuation is used and where?

f) Below, citations are given where the author and date are not known. What information isgiven instead?

Example 3: No author, no date

As consumerism grows, so does the number of compulsive shoppers

(Shoppers Helpline, n.d.).

g) In your essay, make sure that you give citations and write them correctly in the text.Give complete information at the end of the essay in your reference list.

Writing Output taken from Unit 2.2 p. 142-143

Avoiding plagiarism

Plagiarism is copying another

persons work or words andsaying they are your own.

The consequences ofplagiarism are very serious atuniversity.

To avoid plagiarism, learn toquote, paraphrase and givecitations correctly in youressays.

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