Citations and Plagiarism Technical Writing Based on OER

Citations and Plagiarism Technical Writing Based on OER Textbook: Technical Writing by Allison Gross, Annemarie Hamlin, Billy Merck, Chris Rubio, Jodie Nass, Megan Savage and Michele Desilva.

• Demonstrate credibility, objectivity and thoroughness by referencing quality source material. • Give credit to writers of the material Why Cite? • Demonstrate thorough research. • Avoid committing plagiarism

Citations In-Text Citations Used within the text of your paper Lets readers know from what source you are extracting information or quotations. Depends on citation style APA (Author, Year) ex. (Lei, 2015) MLA (Author Page number) (Lei 197) Always should have a corresponding full citation. Full Citations Information about the person or body that created the source- the author(s), editor(s), speaker(s), etc. Information that distinguishes the content of the specific work being cited- title of an article, chapter, book or presentation. Information about the location or creation of the work- where it was published, number of printed pages, web address, etc.

Full Citation Examples Resource Information Author – Lei, Simon A. Article Title – Variation in Study Patterns among College Students: A Review of Literature Source Title – College Student Journal Volume and Issue – Volume 49, Issue 2 Publication Date – 2015 Page Numbers – 195 -198 Full Citations APA Lei, S. A. (2015). Variation in study patterns among college students: A review of literature. College Student Journal, 49(2), 195 -198. MLA Lei, Simon A. “Variation in Study Patterns among College Students: A Review of Literature. ” College Student Journal, vol. 49, no. 2, 2015, pp. 195 -198 Academic Search Premier. Accessed 27 May 2016

Online Guides and Tools Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Invaluable for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles, this guide covers in-text citations, bibliography/works cited pages, and guidelines for citing many types of information sources. Citation Builder: From the University of North Carolina, the Citation Builder is an automated form for creating citations. You select the style, enter the information, and it generates a citation. It’s always a good idea to double check these citation-generator tools! Zotero: Developed at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, Zotero is a sophisticated research management tool. You can use it to save and organize your sources and create citations. As a more sophisticated tool, it requires a little more time and efforts to learn, but the time is worth it when you’re researching and writing a lot. Databases sometimes offer their own citation tools, be sure to double check them for accuracy.

The presentation of someone else’s work as your own. Plagiarism Act of claiming language, ideas, opinions, theories, software code, artistic material or anything else developed by another person without acknowledging that person as the source of the material.

Consequences of Plagiarism Consequences for intentional and unintentional plagiarism. Ignorance is not an excuse. In school, consequences can range from loss of credit to expulsion from school In the work world, consequences can range from loss of reputation, to loss of your job to destruction of your career. Become familiar with your school’s Academic Honesty Policy TVCC policy can be found at https: //webtools. tvcc. cc/documents/AR_documents/Student%20 Services/Student_RFR_Policy. pdf

Common Examples of Plagiarism Copying and pasting from a source into your work without attribution Failing to put quotation marks around direct quotes in your work Copying and pasting text and changing just a few words or phrases to “put it into your own words, ” sometimes referred to as patch writing Failing to cite sources for any information that you used in your paper

Other Examples of Plagiarism Purchasing a paper online or from another student Turning in the same work in two different classes (self-plagiarism) Using information gained in a personal interview or conversation without citing the source Copying a diagram, image, graph, or photo into your work without referencing the source

Plagiarism Detection At TVCC all faculty have access to software called turnitin. They may utilize this software in Canvas to have all papers checked, or use it on just an individual assignment if they become suspicious of plagiarism. This software creates an originality report that shows if any text in the paper matches sources found in its databases. The database is vast and includes most web content, previously submitted papers, journals and publications.

Citing sources has the side benefit of providing your audience with a bibliography of relevant items on the topic. Avoid Plagiarism Cite or list sources you used in preparing your work.