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RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION

RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION. Research & Documentation. A research paper blends your ideas with ideas and information from other sources. D ocumentation shows the reader what information and ideas you've borrowed from other sources.

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RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION

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  1. RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION

  2. Research & Documentation • A research paper blends your ideas with ideas and information from other sources. • Documentation shows the reader what information and ideas you've borrowed from other sources. • Writers who do not cite their sources are guilty of plagiarism, or academic dishonesty.

  3. You areGUILTYof plagiarism if you-- • Pass off someone else's work as your own. • Buy or copy a paper from a papermill, website, fellow student, or other source. • Copy sentences, phrases, or paragraphs from someone else's work without citing them. • Present someone else's ideas in your own words without citing them. • Mention facts or statistics (that are not considered "common knowledge") without citing the source. • Reproduce pictures, graphs, drawings, music, etc. created by other people without citing the source.

  4. DOCUMENTATION STYLES FOR EACH SUBJECT • MLA STYLE • art, architecture, classics, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, dance, film, world languages, linguistics • APA STYLE • anthropology, business and economics, communication studies, criminal justice, education, ethnic studies, geography, law, political science, psychology, sociology, women’s studies • CHICAGO STYLE • world history, American history • CSE STYLE • biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science, geology, mathematics, health, physics, astronomy

  5. MLADocumentation format for in-text citations and the Works Cited page

  6. YOU MUST INCLUDE AN IN-TEXT CITATION WHEN… • You borrow a direct quotation from a source. • When you borrow the exact words from the source, you are using a direct quotation. • Direct quotations are always enclosed in quotation marks. • You summarize information you borrowed from a source. • You paraphrase, or restate, the language of a source in your own words.

  7. An in-text citation contains the author’s last nameand the page number, if available. IN-TEXT CITATIONS direct quotation without author’s name in the text Even though many companies now routinely monitor employees through electronic means, “there may exist less intrusive safeguards for employers” (Kesan 293). Jay Kesan notes that many companies now routinely monitor employees through electronic means (293). direct quotation with author mentioned in the text Jay Kesan notes that even though many companies now routinely monitor employees through electronic means, “there may exist less intrusive safeguards for employers” (293). paraphrase or summary of information without author’s name in the text Many companies now routinely monitor employees through electronic means (Kesan 293). paraphrase or summary of information with author mentioned in the text

  8. The Works Cited Page • Ever in-text citation must link to one of the sources listed on the Works Cited page. Works Cited Kesan, Jay P. “Cyber-Working or Cyber-Shirking? A First Principles Examination of Electronic Privacy in the Workplace.” Florida Law Review54.2 (2002): 289-332. Print.

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