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Research Assignments and the Web

Research Assignments and the Web. Where do I get the information? How do I cite the information?. All Websites are NOT Created Equally!!. Reliable Websites for Research. .gov (government websites) .org (organization websites) .edu (educational websites) Galileo. www.galileo.usg.edu.

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Research Assignments and the Web

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  1. Research Assignments and the Web Where do I get the information? How do I cite the information?

  2. All Websites are NOT Created Equally!!

  3. Reliable Websites for Research • .gov (government websites) • .org (organization websites) • .edu (educational websites) • Galileo

  4. www.galileo.usg.edu • Georgia’s academic search engine • Access to over 150 databases in all subject areas • Reliable

  5. Use With Care • www.wikipedia.com • Information can not be trusted to be valid and accurate. • ANYONE can edit an entry on wikipedia • Pepsi • Wal-mart

  6. www.wikipedia.com

  7. Even the founder of Wikipedia says it is not for research! • “The site is a wonderful starting point for research. But it’s only a starting point because there’s always a chance that there’s something wrong, and you should check your sources if you are writing a paper.” (Time Magazine, April 2, 2007, pg. 6)

  8. Now that I have my research, how do I cite it? How to Avoid Plagiarism

  9. Plagiarism • What is it? • Why is it important to correctly cite? • Legal and ethical issues http://library.austincc.edu/gen-info/plagiarism_theft.jpg

  10. http://info.library.unsw.edu.au/psl/skills/direct/itet_lilt/module3/images/plagiarism.GIFhttp://info.library.unsw.edu.au/psl/skills/direct/itet_lilt/module3/images/plagiarism.GIF The act of presenting another’s work or ideas as your own.

  11. Why is it important to cite correctly? • Intellectual property - Give credit where credit is due! • REMEMBER - Some day someone will quote you and you will want credit! • Academic standards • Legal consequences • http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/resources/images/plagiarismdeadweb.gif

  12. What needs to be cited? • When you are using or referring to somebody else’s words or ideas from a magazine, book, newspaper, song, TV program, movie, Web page, computer program, letter, advertisement, or any other medium

  13. When you use information gained through interviewing another person • When you copy the exact words or a "unique phrase" from somewhere

  14. When you reprint any diagrams, illustrations, charts, and pictures including web graphics • When you use ideas that others have given you in conversations or over email

  15. What does NOT need to be cited? • When you are compiling generally accepted facts • When you are writing up your own experimental results • When you are using "common knowledge" — folklore, common sense observations, shared information within your field of study or cultural group

  16. When you are writing your own experiences, your own observations, your own insights, your own thoughts, your own conclusions about a subject

  17. How to Cite • MLA format • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ • Citation generators • http://www.palomar.edu/dsps/actc/mla/ • http://citationmachine.net/

  18. Legal and Ethical Issues • Plagiarism is STEALING! • Plagiarism leads to failing a class, expulsion, losing scholarships, losing jobs, etc. • Even unintentional plagiarism is punishable!

  19. Don’t think you will not get caught! http://www.esl-lesson-plan.com/archives/images/Plagiarized%20ESL%20Paper.jpg http://www.swansea.ac.uk/mediastudies/images/detect.jpg

  20. http://www.insidehighered.com/var/ihe/storage/images/media/news_images/cartoons/f/1760125-1-eng-US/f.pnghttp://www.insidehighered.com/var/ihe/storage/images/media/news_images/cartoons/f/1760125-1-eng-US/f.png

  21. Final Words • When in doubt…. CITE!!!

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