RESEARCHINGRESEARCHINGNotes on plagiarism and APA style references

Please copy the information in this presentation into your class notes. You do not need to copy word for word, but it is expected that you will have these notes in your binder even if you are absent when we go over this presentation in class.

What is Plagiarism?What is Plagiarism?1. Copying directly from another person

(friend, book, website, presentation, anything)

2. Claiming another’s ideas as your own even if you change the wording

Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. It is much better to over-cite (reference more than is needed) than to under-cite!

What do I Have to Reference What do I Have to Reference in Order to Avoid Plagiarism?in Order to Avoid Plagiarism?

Quotations, Paraphrases, SummariesFactsOthers Ideas or Opinions

(Procter, Margaret. "How Not to Plagiarize." Writing at the University of Toronto. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/how-not-to-plagiarize.)

Your ResponsibilityYour Responsibility1. To put quotation marks around all

words that you use in your work that are borrowed from someone else.

2. To cite the source of all facts, information, and ideas that comes from outside sources

3. To use your own words to express your ideas.

PLAGIARIZED WORK WILL NOT BE GRADED

HOW DO I CITE MY HOW DO I CITE MY SOURCES??SOURCES??

In-Text Citations & References

Step 1: In-Text CitationStep 1: In-Text CitationAs you are writing, anytime you quote,

paraphrase, summarize, give a fact, or state an idea that is not original to you, you must give an in-text citation which refers to the work that that idea came from.

(Author, date)

Source of examples on following slide:Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide .

(n.d.). Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Retrieved October 25, 2012, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).

According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.

APA style is a difficult citation format for first time learners (Jones, 1998).

In-Text Citation ExamplesIn-Text Citation Examples

Notice where

the periods

are!

Step 2: Reference PageStep 2: Reference PageAll texts that are cited in your paper,

must appear in the reference page at the end of your paper (and vice versa)

Your reference page is: A new page on its own At the end of your paper Double-spaced Titled References Formatted carefully

Your reference page does not use any large font, bold text, or underlining – plain Jane!

Sample Reference PageReferences

APA Citation Style | Cornell University Library. (n.d.). Home /Cornell

University Library. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa

Ruecker, T. (2010, July 1). Using APA Style. Academics Portal Index > Home.

Retrieved October 25, 2012, from

http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=65681

Things to NoticeReferences

APA Citation Style | Cornell University Library. (n.d.). Home /Cornell

University Library. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa

Ruecker, T. (2010, July 1). Using APA Style. Academics Portal Index > Home.

Retrieved October 25, 2012, from

http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=65681

Nothing fancy about the title

Everything is double-spaces, no

extra space.

There is a hanging indent on all lines

after the first entry.

The entries appear in alphabetical

order.

HOW DO I MAKE A HOW DO I MAKE A REFERENCE PAGE?REFERENCE PAGE?

Using www.bibme.org

www.bibme.orgwww.bibme.org1. Select the type of source you are using

(example: book, website)2. For a book, try putting in the ISBN #

before you type in all the information.3. For a website, paste in the URL (click “Load

Info”) Look for and ADD the author’s name if it is given on

the website

4. Click “Add to Bibliography”5. Look at the top right corner, click APA6. Paste into your word document, then

adjust the font, line spacing and hanging indents.

TRY IT!TRY IT! If you are going through this Power

Point on your own, try creating the reference for Mrs. Noble’s website. Does your reference look like this?

Noble, M. (n.d.). Mrs. Noble's Webpage.

HRSBSTAFF Home

Page. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/mnoble/

If not, check that you remembered to add the author’s name and to click APA at the top right before copying the text.

Helpful Hint!Helpful Hint!

If you make your references as you go, you won’t have to go back and do it later AND the date will already be done for you!

Happy Sourcing!Happy Sourcing!