3.6.1 Understanding the importance of proper citation

• Citation is the formal acknowledgement of the sources of information used in academic writing
• What is one purpose of citation in academic writing?

  Giving credit to authors
• Citation ensures academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism.
• Citation strengthens arguments by showing support from reliable sources
• What is an example of a citation in academic writing?

  $(Smith, 2020, p. 45)$
• Match the purpose of citation with its benefit:

  Give credit to authors ↔️ Recognizes original work

  Ensure academic integrity ↔️ Avoids plagiarism

  Allow readers to locate source ↔️ Improves traceability

  Strengthen arguments ↔️ Provides reliable support
• Citation gives credit to authors by recognizing their original work
• Citation helps avoid plagiarism by ensuring academic integrity.
• Citation strengthens arguments by providing reliable support
• What are the primary purposes of citation in academic writing?

  Giving credit and integrity
• Citation gives credit to authors by recognizing their original work
• Why is academic integrity important in citation?

  Avoids plagiarism
• Citation allows readers to locate the source of information used in academic writing.
• Order the benefits of citation in academic writing

  1️⃣ Recognizes original work

  2️⃣ Avoids plagiarism

  3️⃣ Improves traceability

  4️⃣ Provides reliable support
• Citation is the formal acknowledgement of sources used in academic writing
• What are the most common citation styles used in academic writing?

  MLA, APA, Chicago
• MLA citation style is primarily used in the humanities.
• APA citation style is commonly used in the social sciences
• Which citation style is versatile and used in history?

  Chicago
• Match the citation style with its characteristic feature:

  MLA ↔️ Author-page in-text citation

  APA ↔️ Author-year in-text citation

  Chicago ↔️ Numbered footnotes/endnotes
• Plagiarism involves presenting someone else's work as your own without proper attribution.
• What is an example of an academic consequence of plagiarism?

  Failing grades
• Legal consequences of plagiarism may include copyright infringement lawsuits
• Copying paragraphs from a textbook without citation is considered plagiarism.
• Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own without proper attribution
• Academic consequences of plagiarism include failing grades or expulsion from school.
• Match the consequence category with its description:

  Professional ↔️ Job loss, reputational damage

  Legal ↔️ Copyright infringement lawsuits

  Academic ↔️ Failing grades, expulsion
• Citation is the formal acknowledgement of sources used in academic writing.
• Order the purposes of citation in academic writing:

  1️⃣ Giving credit to original authors

  2️⃣ Ensuring academic integrity

  3️⃣ Providing readers with source information

  4️⃣ Strengthening arguments
• Match the purpose of citation with its benefit:

  Give credit to authors ↔️ Recognizes original work

  Ensure academic integrity ↔️ Avoids plagiarism

  Strengthen arguments ↔️ Provides reliable support
• Giving credit to authors recognizes their original work
• Citation strengthens arguments by providing reliable support
• Match the citation style with its primary use:

  MLA ↔️ Humanities

  APA ↔️ Social sciences

  Chicago ↔️ History and other fields
• Order the components of an MLA bibliography entry:

  1️⃣ Last name, First name

  2️⃣ Book title

  3️⃣ Publisher

  4️⃣ Year
• In APA style, the author's first name is abbreviated to their initial
• Plagiarism can lead to copyright infringement lawsuits.
• Direct quotes always require citation to avoid plagiarism.
• Summarizing someone else's ideas in your own words is called paraphrasing
• What are the three consequences of not citing sources properly?

  Academic, professional, legal
• Direct quotes require citation to avoid plagiarism