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Plagerism - Coggle Diagram
Plagerism
Source evaluation
There are 5 parts that we need to know in order to evaluate sources properly. These are authority , currency , reliability , objectivity and subjectivity
Authority
can we identify the author are they experts in the subject or text / can we trust them. Do they or their organisation have any bias or political aims. Is there anyway of contacting the author.
Currency
How current is the source. What is the date of the publication and how is it relevant to the topic today
reliability
this is how much can we rely on the information in the text , does the text have any facts and statistics. are there many references to the other reliable sources of information. Are there any claims or opinions that can be supported by fact and does the author use their own sources.
subjectivity/objectivity
we need to consuder whether the source is subjective or objective. this can be done when using statistics. Does it depend on peoples emotions
for subjectivity , does it contain any personal information
Academic conventions
does the source follow convetions of academic writing. Does it have an academic structure , are there any images and how are they relevant. is the language formal and does the references suport any ideas. are there anything that wouldnt match academic wiritng.
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Academic conduct
Academic conduct is when students complete work and assessment in an honest way and take responsibility for the fair presentation of any work.
Academic conduct is important so that students will do nothing that has the potential of gaining an unfair advantage.
Academic misconduct therefore is when students do not act honestly and take actions in work or assessments that will give an unfair advantage.
How to avoid plagiarism
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for every source you use , put its details in a reference list at the end of the work
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APA referencing
for one author , you put the name and year like so. (John, 2001)
for two authors , you put the names and date like so (john & chan , 1439)
For three or more authours you place the names like so. Grabge et ak,, 2001