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Citation

Plagiarism

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Referencing By: Bishaara Adam

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of stealing someone else's work and attempting to pass it off as your own.

This can apply to anything, from images to videos, music or songs, even ideas.

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Give proper credit when using a source in your paper.

Acknowledge the author of the original work you have used whether you summarize or paraphrase.

Use quotation marks if you are taking something directly from the information source.

Avoiding Plagiarism

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To paraphrase is to say the same thing in another way, using your own words.

We can successfully paraphrase by using a combination of techniques.

Paraphrasing

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Paraphrasing Techniques Change to synonyms - replace the original words with words

that mean the same.

When you can’t find a synonym, replace the original word with a definition.

Interpret meaning, identify the underlying meaning of a statement.

Change transitions.

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Summarizing means to restate the main points of a source in your own words.

Again, you must cite the source.

Summarizing

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Read the original text several times till you understand the meaning very clearly.

Without looking at the source, jot down in pointswhatever you have understood from the text.

Rewrite the material using your own words, but without changing the meaning.

Compare with the original to ensure that you have used as few words from it as possible.

Keep your summary short.

Cite the source.

Summarizing Techniques

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Referencing is a standardized method of formatting the information sources you have used in your assignments or written work.

Any given referencing style serves two purposes:•acknowledges the source•allows the reader to trace the source.

Referencing