Paraphrasing “If your research consists of nothing more than copy/pasting from the Internet, only your Grandmother will be interested in the results.”

2 Paraphrasing Replace copied material with your own words Shorten and simplify Give the same sense as the original Do NOT add your own ideas Where do my own ideas belong? Do I still need to attribute?

3 Paraphrasing "In the past few years the Copyright Act has been updated to cover computer software. If the police lay charges against someone infringing copyright, the penalties are "a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months". Making a copy of an Algonquin software package for your own use would make you liable for the above penalties." In recent years the Copyright Act has been changed to cover software. If charges are laid against someone for infringing copyright, the penalties are "a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months". Copying Algonquin software for your own use would make you liable for the above penalties.

4 Paraphrasing "In the past few years the Copyright Act has been updated to cover computer software. If the police lay charges against someone infringing copyright, the penalties are "a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months". Making a copy of an Algonquin software package for your own use would make you liable for the above penalties." Don't copy software!

5 Paraphrasing "In the past few years the Copyright Act has been updated to cover computer software. If the police lay charges against someone infringing copyright, the penalties are "a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months". Making a copy of an Algonquin software package for your own use would make you liable for the above penalties." In recent years the Copyright Act has been changed to cover software. If you copy Algonquin software for business purposes, the minimum penalties are a twenty five thousand dollar fine or imprisonment for six months.

6 Paraphrasing "In the past few years the Copyright Act has been updated to cover computer software. If the police lay charges against someone infringing copyright, the penalties are "a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months". Making a copy of an Algonquin software package for your own use would make you liable for the above penalties." The Copyright act now covers computer software. If you copy programs from the school for personal use, you may be fined as much as $25,000 or have to spend up to 6 months in prison.

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8 If I copy/paste from the Internet, I should paraphrase most quotes. This means that I should: Add below the copied text a simplified summary of its meaning in my own words Replace the copied text with a summary of the subject drawn from my own opinion and experience Replace the copied text with an expanded explanation (longer than the original), summarizing its ideas and adding my own