1. Part three THE WRITING PROCESS References and Citations
GENERAL INFORMATION
Giving Credit and Plagiarism
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References
A reference is simply the source that you have used - words, ideas, analysis, image, thoughts or another aspect of another person’s work.
That is >>> it is not your work.
Because it is not your work, you must give credit to the person from whom you borrowed it. You do this by citing the source (Footnote, Endnote or In Text Citation in addition to your Bibliography or Works Cited Page) .
It does not matter if you use material exactly as the original author did. If you borrow from a source, you credit that source.
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Types of Reference and Citations Bibliographies, Works Cited, Citations
A Bibliography is an alphabetical list of ALL of the sources that you consult in the preparation of an assignment.
A Works Cited page is an alphabetical listing of all of the sources from which you used ideas or material in your assignment.
Endnotes (or Footnotes) or In-Text citations direct the reader to a specific source upon which you relied in the assignment to support a statement or position taken in the assignment – for instance, a quotation or idea, argument, or thought that you have used.
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Bibliographies
Including sources in your bibliography does not protect you from an allegation of plagiarism.
Plagiarism is cheating – intellectual dishonesty - and is considered one of the most serious of academic misdeeds.
Plagiarism is taking and using the words or ideas of another person as your own without clearly acknowledging the source of your information.
See Handouts from UBC policies.
Creating a Works Cited page without using FNs or ENs creates the assumption that you intended to deceive – that you deliberately plagiarized.
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5. Plagiarism - Penalties
Plagiarism is your responsibility as a student – Ignorance is no excuse.
A common sequence of punishment at universities and suggested for high schools:
1st offence – a zero on the assignment – no “redo’s”
2nd offence – a zero in the course
3rd offence – suspension or expulsion
There is a responsibility on the instructor to be alert to plagiarism and to detect it and report it when possible – academic integrity and the continuing value of your degree or certificate depend on it.
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6. Why Bother to Plagiarize?
Aside from the risk of being caught and facing the consequences, is there a benefit from plagiarism at high school – or at university?
Timesaving - if you aren't caught
And you will miss out on learning to research, reason, and write – skills that you need to develop to contribute to your success in life.
Association with other less desirables
You will become known as and generally will become associated with a variety of other bottom-feeders.
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7. Why Give Credit to Others?
Basic concepts of honesty
If I need to explain these, it is too late.
Skill Development
The more skills that you can learn during your high school years the easier it will be to use those skills at a higher level and to gain and learn new skills.
Production of Better Material
Most of the material that you produce in your Social Studies and History courses at high school will involve the development of a particular position – an argument.
Using sources (good sources) and giving credit to those sources strengthens the arguments/position that you are trying to advance.
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8. Why Give Credit to Others?
You are a student, a learner. You are not expected to know a great deal about the topics about which you are learning.
You are creating an argument. You are not re-creating the wheel.
You need to rely on the evidence relevant to your topic to develop the position that you will support.
The evidence comes from your research, the way/s in which the evidence can be presented comes from your research, the ideas on how to structure your position come from your research – not from you – give credit to the “Others”.
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