Acknowledging Sources - Week 1 and 3
It is important that you come up with your own ideas when completing any projects. If you use another person's ideas you should acknowledge them. You can use other people ideas to support your ideas, but don't present other people's work as your own.
In the preparation of your project you should refer to a wide range of sources. As you examine a source you should consider how it will be useful to your project. Use the sources scaffold to summarise the important information from each source.
In the preparation of your project you should refer to a wide range of sources. As you examine a source you should consider how it will be useful to your project. Use the sources scaffold to summarise the important information from each source.
What types of sources need to be acknowledged?
Why do we need to acknowledge sources?
You should acknowledge sources to:
You should acknowledge sources to:
- Demonstrate that you are honest and ethical. Doing the right thing in this way is called academic integrity.
- Support your arguments. If you show that you have read a wide range of sources, this shows the reader that you have taken a range of different perspectives into account. It helps to show the reader the train of thought you have followed in developing your ideas.
- Enable the reader to check your sources. Sometimes the reader may want to check the facts in one of your sources. If your work is particularly good, someone may want to continue your research and may use the sources for further investigation.
- Avoid plagiarism. If you cite all the sources you have used then develop your own ideas you will not be claiming someone else's ideas as your own.
- Fulfil your legal obligations. It is important to recognise and acknowledge the author's original ideas. The author has legal ownership of their product which must be acknowledged.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is using the work or ideas of others in your own work without acknowledging where you found it.
In creating a project it is important that you develop skills and knowledge of your own as well as referring to other people's work. Plagiarism involves taking someone else's work and pretending it is your own. It is dishonest and can result in serious consequences. Examples of plagiarism include paying someone to do an assignment for you, copying sections of someone else's assignment or copying and pasting sections of text on a website or in an article into your own work. Plagiarism can be easily detected by using online programs such as Google to search for similar text on websites, but there are many other ways that teachers can detect if a student has plagiarised.
Plagiarism is using the work or ideas of others in your own work without acknowledging where you found it.
In creating a project it is important that you develop skills and knowledge of your own as well as referring to other people's work. Plagiarism involves taking someone else's work and pretending it is your own. It is dishonest and can result in serious consequences. Examples of plagiarism include paying someone to do an assignment for you, copying sections of someone else's assignment or copying and pasting sections of text on a website or in an article into your own work. Plagiarism can be easily detected by using online programs such as Google to search for similar text on websites, but there are many other ways that teachers can detect if a student has plagiarised.
How to acknowledge sources
For the purpose of the Sustainability Cross Curriculum Project you will need to keep a record of the sources that you use throughout the project. As you look at different sources you should record details of where the information is found. Let's examine some common mistakes students make and explore ways we can still use the same information but acknowledge the sources we've used.
In-text citations
A student wants to discuss someone else's idea.
You have a fantastic idea, but it is very similar or builds upon an idea you have read about. Is it better to hope that no-one notices the similarities or to be honest about the source of your inspiration? Teachers will be impressed if you can show the source of your inspiration. It will show that you have completed research and thought about weaknesses, improvements needed, or even just thought about the issue from a different perspective. This indicates that you have put time and effort into the preparation of your project. An in-text citation is used when you paraphrase (or summarise) the idea of another person. In the sentence where you have summarised the idea you need to include the author's name, followed by the year of publication followed by the page. This information is shown in brackets or parentheses. The youtube video show variations on in-text citations.
For the purpose of the Sustainability Cross Curriculum Project you will need to keep a record of the sources that you use throughout the project. As you look at different sources you should record details of where the information is found. Let's examine some common mistakes students make and explore ways we can still use the same information but acknowledge the sources we've used.
In-text citations
A student wants to discuss someone else's idea.
You have a fantastic idea, but it is very similar or builds upon an idea you have read about. Is it better to hope that no-one notices the similarities or to be honest about the source of your inspiration? Teachers will be impressed if you can show the source of your inspiration. It will show that you have completed research and thought about weaknesses, improvements needed, or even just thought about the issue from a different perspective. This indicates that you have put time and effort into the preparation of your project. An in-text citation is used when you paraphrase (or summarise) the idea of another person. In the sentence where you have summarised the idea you need to include the author's name, followed by the year of publication followed by the page. This information is shown in brackets or parentheses. The youtube video show variations on in-text citations.
Direct quotations
A student decides to "cut and paste" information from a website into their assignment.
You find a paragraph of information that is very relevant to your topic. You want to say exactly what the article says. How can you get around this issue without plagiarising? Teachers often see examples of this in assignments and it is very easy to pick. The spacing, font and style of the text might be different from the rest of the assignment, or it might use words that the student would be unlikely to use. You can still use the section of text, but include it as a direct quotation. A direct quotation is when you copy the author's words directly from the text and use that exact wording in your assignment or essay. If you use a part of a sentence, or a section of text less than 40 words you can just include it in the paragraph. If it is longer than 40 words, it should be a separate paragraph that is indented. This means that you move the margins in for that particular section of text. You need to include quotation marks at the beginning and end of the text, and include the author's surname, the year of publication and the page number in brackets after the quote.
Reference lists
At the end of your project you need to show all of the sources that you have used. You need to include information such as the author, publication date, title, and place of publication and publisher. You may include additional information depending on the type of source. Your reference list should begin on a new page and the sources should be listed alphabetically based on the author's surnames. You should use the title "References" rather than "Bibliography".
Examine Murdoch University's Sample Reference list.
At the end of your project you need to show all of the sources that you have used. You need to include information such as the author, publication date, title, and place of publication and publisher. You may include additional information depending on the type of source. Your reference list should begin on a new page and the sources should be listed alphabetically based on the author's surnames. You should use the title "References" rather than "Bibliography".
Examine Murdoch University's Sample Reference list.
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